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We are seeking an experienced and strategic Sr. Manager to lead and mature our DevOps practice across the US and Bermuda regions. This role will be leading our DevOps engineering team and owning the end-to-end delivery of DevOps initiatives, building automation pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks, and scalable CI/CD workflows across application and infrastructure teams. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with deep expertise in cloud platforms, container orchestration, and DevSecOps best practices, and is passionate about driving continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
Lead the DevOps practice across US and Bermuda, running and owning the Center of Excellence (CoE) / Community of Practice (CoP) for DevOps, fostering knowledge sharing, standards, and continuous learning.
Design, implement, and continuously improve automation pipelines spanning application deployment and infrastructure provisioning, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and security.
Collaborate closely with application teams to support deployment into production environments, driving smooth onboarding, security best practices, and release management.
Partner with Platform Engineering and Architecture teams to build scalable, secure, and reusable platforms, accelerating development velocity across US and Bermuda-based teams.
Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to junior DevOps engineers and developers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
Ensure deep understanding and application of network fundamentals, security protocols, APIs, and HTTP in the context of cloud-native environments.
Lead security policy enforcement for Kubernetes clusters, including cluster management, access control, and compliance in a microservices/cloud-native architecture.
Champion DevOps culture and best practices throughout the organization, driving innovation, accountability, and excellence in software delivery.
Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes, including cluster management, security policies, and operational best practices.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills to engage with developers, security, operations, and architecture teams.
US Work Authorization
US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
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We enjoy the everyday | We think further
In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
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