Senior DevOps Engineer

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America. We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands. We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer who specializes in application platform engineering on Azure. This is not a traditional infrastructure-only role. Your mission is to design and operate the cloud application platform that our development teams build on — ensuring our services deploy safely, scale globally, and run reliably. You will act as a force multiplier for engineering teams by creating standardized, repeatable deployment patterns and self-service capabilities, while partnering closely with central infrastructure teams to ensure platform alignment. You will own how applications move from code to globally available production systems — with strong emphasis on multi-region Azure architecture, AKS-based workloads, and serverless/event-driven services. What You Will Own Cloud Application Platform (Azure) You will design and operate the application layer of our Azure platform, including: Multi-region deployment patterns across Azure regions for high availability and resilienceAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for core application workloadsAzure Functions for event-driven and serverless componentsAzure Service Bus for asynchronous messaging and decoupled architecturesAzure API Management (APIM) for secure and scalable API exposureAzure Front Door for global routing, performance optimization, and failover You will ensure these services are deployed in a consistent, production-ready manner with clear standards that teams can follow. CI/CD, Release Engineering & Deployment Standards You will build and evolve our application delivery model using Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitOps principles. Design advanced CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, security gates, and approval workflowsImplement zero-downtime deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary, rolling)Standardize branching and release models to support parallel development and fast, safe releasesCreate reusable pipeline templates and deployment patterns that teams can adopt easilyDrive consistent, repeatable deployment processes across services and environments Your goal is to make deployments boring, predictable, and safe. Infrastructure as Code & Configuration StrategyDefine and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform for Azure resourcesPartner with the Infrastructure team to ensure networking, identity, and foundational services meet application platform needsOwn application configuration strategy using Azure App Configuration and Key VaultEliminate configuration drift across Dev, Test, Staging, and ProductionEnsure environment parity to reduce release risk Multi-Region Reliability & ObservabilityDesign for regional failover and high availability at the application layerImplement and tune monitoring using Azure Monitor and Application InsightsEstablish actionable alerting that reduces noise and improves signalLead root cause analysis (RCA) for platform and deployment-related incidentsContinuously improve resilience, performance, and recovery processes Developer Enablement & Platform Collaboration You are not just operating systems — you are enabling engineers. Create self-service templates, documentation, and golden paths for teamsCoach teams on deployment patterns, observability, and cloud-native practicesAct as a bridge between Software Engineering and Infrastructure teamsHelp teams design systems that are deployable, scalable, and cost-efficient Cost & Efficiency EngineeringBuild cost awareness into deployment patterns and architectural standardsOptimize AKS, serverless, and messaging usage for performance per dollarPartner with leadership to monitor and manage cloud spendPrevent waste through right-sizing, lifecycle policies, and automation #iph All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following: Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision InsuranceBasic Life Insurance at no cost to the employeeCompany paid short-term and long-term disability12 weeks of 100% paid Parental LeaveHealth Savings Account (HSA)Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)Retirement savings planPersonal Paid Time OffPaid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day offPaid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizationsPet friendly office environmentCommuter BenefitsGroup Pet InsuranceOn the job training and skills developmentEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) Interview Technology Notice Please note that phone and video interviews or screenings may be recorded and transcribed using interview technology to support our recruitment process. By continuing with the interview, you consent to this use. Text Messaging Notice If you provide a mobile phone number, you may receive job-related communications via text message. 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