Cloud Engineer
Armonk, NY

Job Description

Cloud Engineer

About Swiss Re

The Swiss Re Group is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. It anticipates and manages risk - from natural catastrophes to climate change, from ageing populations to cybercrime. The aim of the Swiss Re Group is to enable society to thrive and progress, creating new opportunities and solutions for its clients. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1863, the Swiss Re Group operates through a network of around 80 offices globally. It is organized into three Business Units, each with a distinct strategy and set of objectives contributing to the Group's overall mission.

About the role

We offer an inspiring opportunity for a motivated individual to join an engaging interdisciplinary IT team which supports the Life & Health Business Unit. Your major task as a Cloud Engineer would be to work on private & public cloud platforms and assist global teams for successful delivery of projects. Your focus will be on development & rollout of high quality solutions which aligns with L&H architecture & design principles

The key responsibilities include:

* Be a strong software engineer exhibiting a real passion for high quality software design & development
* Produce extensible, maintainable, high-performing, quality systems in line with IT strategy and Swiss Re Group standards
* Present and communicate design & implementation to various teams for review
* Contribute to technical research and feasibility studies of proposed tooling and software upgrades
* Provide application systems support to Testers and Application Support, following the Swiss Re control procedures

About the Team

We are looking for you as our new Cloud Engineer within the Life & Health IT Organization. The global Life & Health IT team is responsible for the design, architecture and engineering of all IT solutions within the Life & Health Reinsurance domain. You should have a passion for technology and enjoy realizing new solutions. You will work with colleagues from various regions who have world-class experience and deep understanding of the (L&H) reinsurance business. In this role, you will be part of a diverse team within the larger Life & Health IT organization, and you will work closely with many business units and projects which will allow you to actively learn and grow within the organization.

About You

Ideally, you should have a background in software engineering and a University degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Be keen in identifying and realizing the benefits of specific digital and automation initiatives, as well as of agile, DevOps and continuous improvement practices in general. Take personal accountability for the success of initiatives and of Swiss Re's business goals.

Technical Requirements

* Must have software development experience.
* Strong background in Computer science fundamentals
* Working knowledge in J2EE or .NET technologies and various integration patterns
* Ability to solve technical, business, and/or process related challenges
* Good Exposure to Cloud Security, encryption methodologies, certificate management, etc.
* Exposure to container services (e.g.: Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Service)
* Demonstrated ability to comprehend Architecture & Design principles and be able to use and develop solutions
* Work with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors as needed.

Other Requirements

* Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
* Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities
* Results-oriented and results-driven
* Passion to Perform