DevOps Azure Platform Engineer

Job position pitch

If you are as enthusiastic as we are about the new opportunities in the Azure Cloud journey, then we have the right position for you. We need experts like you to make the difference and crack the pitfalls in our ambitious but disciplined journey to expand our team of Azure specialist supporting AXA Cloud Strategy in the Risk Management area.

Where will you be in the organization?

The division

Group Technology Operations(GTO)aims at designing, developing, and operating Global AXA IT products, delivering them to AXA Entities and the AXA Group, at the right level of quality of service and cost and aligned with business-driven priorities. Its missions can be summarized in four main activities: global product delivery, global product portfolio management, day-to-day operations management, and entities proximity management.

The department / team

You will join the Corporate Functions Global Products department. In its “IT for Business” duty, our department designs, builds and operates end user global applications in the domain of Corporate & Support Functions, organized in 24 products within 6 lines of products (Finance, Investment, Procurement, Risk Management, HR/Communication, Compliance).

Our main mission is to be the preferred partner of the Business families in Corporate Functions while ensuring excellence and consistency across our products in:

·Implementing, operating and managing Group and/or Global Solutions

·Delivering advisory services in answer to Business requirements and stakes

·Leveraging a market leading right-shored delivery model

·Continuously integrating customer centricity, efficiency, innovation & technology in our operating model

You will integrate a high performing team of ~200 experts, mainly located in France and Portugal (and supported by offshored managed services), with a strong focus on delivery, collaboration, commitment and value creation, where you will have the opportunity to learn and develop yourself in cutting-edge technologies and engage in activities that relate directly with business processes and functions, working together with the colleagues from the Group Corporate departments.

About the job

Job purpose

Our department is committed to offering to our customer entities cloud-based solutions that run with the expected performance and robustness, while being efficient and cost-effective.

The AXA GO product ‘Risk Projection Engine - Sunrise’ is an actuarial platform for dynamic financial analysis(DFA) based on models and using stochastic projections for predictions on Solvency 2, IFRS17, ALM and Internal Model Review and it’s widely used at AXA.

The Risk Projection Engine - Sunrise Product runs in Azure Cloud environment and it’s supported by a team of 6 specialists spread between France and Portugal GO offices. The purpose of this position is to lead the Azure Platform Engineers team and drive the cloud strategy for RPE Sunrise.

Main mission

Your responsibilities include:

·Lead the Azure Platform Engineer team using Agile practices to ensure communication, work distributions and knowledge sharing.

·Support the definition and implementation of RPE-Sunrise Azure strategy deploying scalable, reliable, and highly available infrastructure solutions in Azure.

·Monitor and optimize Azure performance and cost.

·Work with the security team to ensure that Azure resources are configured securely and are compliant with applicable AXA security standards and regulations.

·Automate infrastructure deployment and configuration processes to increase efficiency, consistency, and reliability.

·Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Azure infrastructure, working with other IT teams as Network and Cloud Broker to resolve issues quickly.

Your Profile

About you 

Experience and Technical skills

·Expertise in using Azure DevOps and related tools such as Visual Studio, Git, Jenkins, and Docker.

·Knowledge of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery/deployment (CD) concepts and methodologies.

·Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud computing platforms.

·Experience on Azure managed services (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Azure Storage Account, ...).

·Experience on Azure network and security components (build and run): VNet, Network Security Group, Monitoring of resources and the best practices surrounding them.

·Mastery of Azure resource monitoring tool (OMS).

·Experience on best practices in terms of architecture design (AD, Storage, Managed services, etc.)

·Experience on the Kubernetes Ecosystem (Node, Pod, Ingress, ConfigMap, FleexVolume, Services, NetworkPolicy, CertManager, ...).

·Experience on automation of deployment of architectures and configurations (PowerShell, Python, JSON, ARM, YAML, HELM, Terraform).

·Strong understanding of software development processes, including Agile and DevOps methodologies.

·Solid understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies.

·A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.

Soft skills / transversal skills 

·Problem solving mindset

·Stakeholder management

·Communication and collaboration skills, adaptive to different levels of the organization, from executive forums to technical teams

·Autonomy and self-drive, but also teamwork and leadership

·Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving

·English proficiency

About AXA

As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working with 105 million customers, we’ve created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we’re nurturing a culture of
respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you’ll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You’ll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.

About the Entity

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation. 

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities 
What We Offer

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we’re committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.

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