Automation Engineer - DevOps & CI/CD

Insight Global is seeking a skilled and proactive Automation Engineer to join DevOps team of an insurance company, focusing on enhancing and maintaining our CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes. The ideal candidate will play a key role in streamlining software delivery, improving system reliability, and enabling rapid developmentdeployment cycles.
Key Responsibilities:
• Architect, implement, and maintain intelligent CI/CD pipelines leveraging tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, TFS, or GitLab, with a focus on automation and AI-driven optimization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure seamless, automated software delivery and deployment.
• Continuously monitor and enhance build and release pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability using data-driven insights and AI-based diagnostics.
• Integrate automated testing, quality gates, and AI-powered code analysis tools into CI/CD workflows to ensure high-quality releases.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues across development, staging, and production environments using automated monitoring and self-healing mechanisms.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for all automation workflows, CI/CD processes, and AI-enhanced toolchains.
• Champion DevOps and MLOps best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and intelligent automation.
This role is hybrid, 3 days per week on-site in the client's Ewing, NJ office.
Compensation:
$65/hr to $70/hr. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
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Required Skills & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, automation engineering, or software development with a strong focus on CI/CD.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell, with experience in automating complex workflows.
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) and automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or ARM templates.
• Strong understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git, TFS) and branching strategies.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Experience with AI/ML tools for code analysis, anomaly detection, or predictive monitoring (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Dynatrace Davis AI, Azure Monitor).
• Knowledge of security best practices in automated CI/CD and cloud-native environments.
• Certifications in DevOps, cloud platforms, or automation tools (e.g., AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Expert).
• Exposure to observability and telemetry tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Sumo Logic, Prometheus) with AI-enhanced alerting and diagnostics.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.