Lead DevOps (Site Reliability Engineer)
Anza Mortgage Insurance Corporation Open · verified Oct 24, 2026 At a glance
Senior DevOps & Release role at Anza Mortgage Insurance Corporation. McLean · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $144,315–$189,750 across the United States.
Anza Mortgage Insurance Corporation has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Guide SRE employees and contractors, assigning work and reviewing their pull requests with actionable feedback
- Build and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure, along with tools that track system health and availability
- Automate infrastructure setup and configuration with Terraform and Terragrunt, and create CI/CD deployment workflows
- Handle production incidents, find their underlying causes, and put lasting fixes in place
- Improve system speed, reliability, and cost, while maintaining disaster recovery plans and promoting sound operational practices
What you bring
- A computer science bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Hands-on skills with Argo CD, Argo Workflows, Terraform, Terragrunt, Kubernetes and GitHub Actions
- Experience with AWS services including EKS, Fargate and Aurora, plus Docker and security and compliance practices
- Working knowledge of monitoring, scripting, database management, Git version control and incident response
Who this fits
This senior role suits an experienced SRE who can lead a mix of employees and contractors while working closely with engineering and operations teams. The position is based in McLean, United States.
From the employer
About Anza
Anza is building a mortgage insurance company from first principles. Most mortgage insurers operate on decades-old technology, manual workflows, organizational structures, and operating assumptions that have evolved incrementally over time. We believe there is a fundamentally better way.
Our vision is to build the industry's most technology-enabled mortgage insurer, one where software, automation, AI, analytics, and thoughtful operating design create better experiences for customers while allowing the business to scale efficiently without simply adding people.
We are not interested in making legacy processes slightly better. We are interested in building the operating model that mortgage insurance should have had all along.
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team. The Lead SRE will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud-based systems hosted in AWS. You will collaborate closely with software engineers, operations teams, and other stakeholders to enhance system reliability and developer productivity through automation, monitoring, and incident response
What you'll do
- Lead a team of SREs consisting of FTEs and contractors
- Define and assign the tasks to SREs, review the PRs and provide the feedback
- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure in AWS.
- Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding solutions to ensure system health and uptime.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Terraform and Terragrunt
- Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and improve development workflows.
- Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes to prevent recurring issues.
- Optimize system performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness in collaboration with engineering teams.
- Drive infrastructure improvements and advocate for best practices in system design and operations.
- Establish and manage disaster recovery plans, ensuring system availability during unexpected events.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Preferred Education
- MA in Computer Science
Minimum Skills
- Argo CD and Argo Workflows
- IaC: Terraform and Terragrunt
- Kubernetes and and related plugins
- GitHub Actions
- AWS (EKS, Fargate, Aurora)
- Security and Compliance
- Containerization (Docker)
- Logging and Monitoring Tools
- Programming Scripting Language
- DB Management
- Version Control (Git)
- Incident Management
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Datadog
- Experience with Cloudflare
- Mortgage Domain Knowledge
- Advanced Security Practices (GuardDuty, Security Hub)
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- Experience with workflow automation tools such as Camunda
Preferred Certification(s)
- AWS Associate, AWS DevOps Professional
What we offer
We’re committed to creating an environment where our team members can thrive both professionally and personally. We currently offer:
- Competitive Compensation – Including salary and performance bonuses.
- Comprehensive Benefits – Health, dental, vision, and mental wellness support.
- Retirement Savings – 401(k) with company matching.
- Career advancement opportunities with business growth.
- Inclusive Culture – A diverse, collaborative, and supportive workplace where every voice is valued.
- Perks & Extras – Generous PTO, team events, wellness programs, and more.
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