Job Description
Company DescriptionReady to join a team that's leading the way in reshaping the future of insurance? Here at esure Group, we are on a mission to revolutionise insurance for good! We’ve been providing Home and Motor Insurance since 2000, with over 2 million customers trusting us to keep them covered through our esure and Sheilas’ Wheels brands. With a bold commitment to digital innovation, we're transforming the way the industry operates and putting customers at the heart of everything we do.
Having completed our recent multi-year digital transformation, we’re now leveraging advanced technology and data-driven insights alongside exceptional service to deliver personalised experiences that meet our customers' ever-changing needs today and in the future.
Job Description
We are currently recruiting for an Application Reliability and Performance Engineer to join our team. We seek a highly motivated individual with a diverse skill set and proactive mindset to help ensure the stability, efficiency, and resilience of applications across esure. Good working knowledge of Java is required for this position.
What you’ll do:
* Support batch processing and carry out proactive analysis across squads and services.
* Review Java code and suggest improvements to enhance quality and performance.
* Investigate and resolve production incidents, problems, and change requests.
* Offer expertise on business processes for projects and production support issues.
* Maintain core insurance systems and related infrastructure like Kubernetes and SOLR.
* Improve batch efficiency and reduce costs, including audit-ready data archiving strategies.
* Provide data analysis to support business decisions across Operations and Claims.
* Deliver patching, database fixes, and business-critical data correction services.
Qualifications
We’d love you to bring:
* Java 17+ (preferably 21), Spring Boot
* Jenkins, GIT, and CI/CD
* Jira and Confluence
* Monitoring / alerting tools and solutions
* Scripting or coding with shell/bash, and Python
* Standard SQL query and PLSQL
* Agile principles and ways of working
* Excellent client-facing communication skills
* DevOps mindset
* Excellent problem-solving abilities
* Automation
* Core AWS Services & Infrastructure as Code
* Application Performance Optimization
Additional Information
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary reflecting your skills, experience, and potential.
* Discretionary bonus scheme recognizing your contributions.
* 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flexible days, with options to buy and sell additional holiday.
* Flexible benefits platform supporting health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
* Company-funded private medical insurance for qualifying colleagues.
* Discounts on insurance products: 50% off for yourself and spouse/partner, 10% off for immediate family.
* Career development through hands-on training, mentoring, and access to exclusive academies.
* Volunteering days, internal networks, and a commitment to flexible working.
Our colleagues can use 2 volunteering days per year to support their local communities. Join our internal networks to connect, learn, and share ideas. We support the ABI’s ‘Make Flexible Work’ campaign and offer hybrid working options. See a full overview of our benefits here.
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