Application Development Analyst

Application Development Analyst Dev Ops DPaAS teamPosition Overview:The Data Platform and Analytics Services (DPaAS) team in Finance IT is looking for a Dev Ops Senior Analyst to provide their contribution and guidance for shared cloud infrastructure/data platform for Corporate Applications and US Market Solutions. This is a key growth area for the Finance organization and will lay a strong foundation for the cloud-based data platform to enable accurate and timely insights for the stakeholders to make informed and strategic decisions.The DevOps Analyst will be responsible for building a shared framework of cloud services as well as related tools and processes. This will enable the build out of new data platforms or the enhancement of existing data platform. This will be done by leveraging AWS and/or Oracle cloud. The ideal candidate will have experience in design, development and automation of scalable cloud infrastructure supporting data workloads. The Senior DevOps analyst must possess a combination of systems, technology and architecture experience optimizing cost, reliability, security, performance, and operational efficiency in order to drive innovation in both DevOps technology and processes.Responsibilities:Collaborate with Solution/Data Architect to provision and automate cloud infrastructure for hosting data applications using Terraform.Create, maintain, and enhance pipelines for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) of infrastructure and application code.Implement Cigna's security standards and controls governing cloud-based systems by partnering with information protection/security team.Adhere to Cignas cloud compliance requirements for AWS accounts.Monitor and log important network, system and application activity utilizing industry standard tools.Troubleshoot issues based on alerts and logs.Administer Linux and Windows based systems.Develop KPIs that provide in-depth visibility into system health.Establish interfaces with SAML/SSO providers in Cigna.Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of production systems.Maintain awareness of industry best practices in area of DevOps and evaluate their application to the data platform.QualificationsRequired Skills:Ideal candidate must have a broad and deep technical understanding of the technologies in this field, including but not limited to IaaC, RaaS, PaaC.Experience creating integration and deployment pipelines for data platforms is required.Experience in AWS compute (EC2, Lambda), networking (VPC, Subnets, Firewalls etc.), storage (S3, EBS, EFS), security (IAM),encryption (KMS, TLS), data and analytics (Redshift, Glue, RDS), AI/ML (SageMaker), containers (ECS, EKS) are needed for this role.Experience in Open-Source tools/technologies such as Airflow, Jenkins, Git, Github actions, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, Python etc.AWS certifications (for example, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) preferred.Desired Skills:Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate across teams and roles.Excellent analytical/troubleshooting skills and willingness to learn and apply innovative technologies.Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment.Demonstrable ability to deliver projects on time, with high quality, and within budget.Required Experience & Education:Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of training and experience.3-5 years of hands-on technical expertise in DevOps using AWS cloud.