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Our client in the insurance sector is seeking a Full Stack Cloud Developer to join a collaborative technology team focused on innovation, modernization, and continuous improvement. The role involves designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting enterprise applications, APIs, cloud-native solutions, and modern data platforms. You will contribute to application modernization, DevOps automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, cloud platform engineering, production support, and operational improvements. Key responsibilities include: Develop and support applications, APIs, integrations, and cloud-native solutions. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, deployment automation, and monitoring processes. Improve platform reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency through automation and DevOps practices. Support Snowflake and other modern data and analytics platforms, including data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and consumption. Implement security, access management, monitoring, governance, and compliance controls. Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, vulnerability remediation, troubleshooting, and production support. Collaborate with architects, product owners, engineers, technical program managers, data teams, and business stakeholders. Contribute to engineering standards, reusable solutions, shared platform capabilities, and continuous improvement initiatives. Requirements Required Qualifications At least 5 years of experience in software development, cloud engineering, DevOps, or data engineering. At least 3 years of hands-on development experience with C, .NET or .NET Core, Python, SQL, and Blazor or similar web frameworks. Experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting enterprise applications and APIs in production. Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, application architecture, cloud-native development, and SDLC methodologies. Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, or GitHub Actions. Experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, IAM, and CloudWatch. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerized application technologies. Familiarity with Snowflake or comparable cloud-based data and analytics platforms. Strong production troubleshooting and application support experience. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with AI engineering, AI application development, intelligent automation, or AI-enabled solutions. Experience supporting self-service analytics, data products, or data marketplace initiatives. Experience with platform engineering tools, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions. Experience in insurance, financial services, asset management, or another regulated industry. Working knowledge of PostgreSQL or other relational databases. Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, and modern analytics technologies. Exposure to DevSecOps tools such as Snyk, Checkmarx, or similar solutions. Experience mentoring developers or providing technical leadership in agile teams. Soft Skills Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to gather requirements and ask effective discovery questions. Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects. Proactive, curious, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement. Comfortable sharing recommendations and contributing to technical discussions. Ability to mentor others, lead technical conversations, and influence solution direction. Contract and Work Details 12-month contract with potential for permanent employment. 37.5 hours per week, typically from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hybrid work arrangement with two days on-site per week; a third day is optional. Compensation Salaried rate: $58–$68 per hour. Incorporated business rate: $70–$80 per hour. Recruitment Information Recruit Action provides recruitment services under agency permit AP-2504511, offering personalized candidate support. As part of the screening process, some applications may be reviewed using artificial intelligence tools. Only candidates who meet the hiring criteria will be contacted. Read more