Mercury Insurance Services, LLC is hiring a Principal SRE Engineer

Mercury Insurance is seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to design, implement, and maintain a reliable, scalable, and agile enterprise hybrid application platform. In this role, you will bridge platform engineering and database teams, focusing on building self-service tooling for cloud databases and orchestrating automation for software packaging, integration, testing, and deployment.

What You'll Do

• Work independently and collaboratively to gather requirements and implement CI/CD pipelines with other technical teams.
• Implement best practices for continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams on environment automation and streamlining using infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Develop and improve monitoring and alerting systems.
• Automate security-related activities including code scanning, package scanning, and vulnerability scanning.
• Assist in developing automated test, deployment, code versioning, and GitHub actions.
• Define and set development, test, release, update, and support processes for DevOps operations.
• Strive for continuous improvement and build robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Architect, design, and deploy AWS resources including provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Effectively manage and leverage Docker and Kubernetes container platforms.
• Work with various Engineering teams to outline DevOps execution strategies for different projects.
• Drive automation efforts using Terraform, Configuration Management, and CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Assist with organization-wide security considerations, identify risks, and create automation to detect and mitigate them.
• Own the company's CI/CD technology stack and execute on roadmap items.
• Own the company's service hosting decision tree for on-prem, hybrid, or Cloud decisions.
• Provide 7x24 system support as required.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technology field.
• 18–20 years of overall related technology experience.
• 8–10 years of experience in heavy infrastructure and DevOps/CI/CD within large transformation organizations.
• Experience working with Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of web application development.
• Deep experience with Docker, Apache Camel, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Python, and scripting languages.
• Experience working within Agile development teams.
• Expertise in cloud platforms, Linux Operating Systems, Networking, and Database.
• Deep experience with DevOps Management tools (repository, packaging, unit testing, code scanning, package scanning) such as Maven, Gradle, Helm, Sonatype.
• Prior exposure to continuous integration/delivery tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI.
• Ability to work on demand to provide 7x24 mission critical support.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to collaborate throughout all organizational levels and with external partners.
• Initiative driven; self-motivated. A learner: Curious, open to new experiences, willing to take imperfect steps and learn from mistakes, action oriented.

Nice to Have

• A DevOps Engineer Certificate.
• 5 or more years of hands-on experience with cloud database technologies (AWS RDS, Aurora, and DocumentDB).

Technical Stack

• Docker, Apache Camel, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Python
• AWS, Linux
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
• Maven, Gradle, Helm, Sonatype
• AWS RDS, Aurora, DocumentDB

Team & Environment

This role bridges platform engineering and database teams. You will collaborate with business teams, application development teams, and security.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive compensation with state-specific pay scales: $128,136 to $252,194 (CA, NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA); $116,487 to $229,267 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME); $104,839 to $206,340 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV).
• Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions.
• Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours).
• Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus).
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Engaging work environment.
• Promotional opportunities.
• Education assistance.
• Professional and personal development opportunities.
• Company recognition program.
• Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources.

Work Mode

This position offers a hybrid work mode and is open to candidates located within the United States.

Mercury Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.