Senior DevOps Engineer
Chicago, IL
Full Time
Project Details :
The Senior DevOps Engineer is a hands‑on technical contributor responsible for building, operating, and improving DevSecOps platforms and pipelines. This role focuses on implementing automation, enforcing security and quality controls, and ensuring reliable day‑to‑day operation of CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and container platforms. Senior DevOps Engineers partner closely with development and security teams to deliver solutions that are scalable, secure, and production‑ready.
What you’ll bring:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience. Computer Science or related field preferred.
8+ years of demonstrable software engineering and DevOps experience
5+ years working in SCRM/Agile software development environment
Experience deploying and administering Continuous integration tools such as Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise
Experience with Infrastructure cloud tools such as Terraform, Docker
Experience with automated testing solutions for unit testing, integration and system testing
Strong cloud engineering experience primarily with Azure and AWS.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes on platforms such as AWS ECS and AWS EKS
Experience with programming languages such as Python, Golang, and C++ is a plus
Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog, Solarwinds and Splunk
Strong knowledge of secure SDLC and DevSecOps patterns for code quality, dependency hygiene, and vulnerability management
Proficient in Kubernetes/EKS operations, Helm, scaling, and monitoring; comfortable troubleshooting containerized workflow
Solid grasp of IaC best practices (modules, testing, secrets, drift) and Git‑based workflows.
Ability to analyze pipeline/observability metrics, interpret trends, and propose optimizations.
Effective communicator and collaborator across Dev, Sec, and Ops teams; contributes to training and knowledge sharing.
Strong communication/presentation skills and ability to explain protocol, processes, and cloud architecture with team and management.
CI/CD: Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines, Git.
Code Quality & Security: SonarQube, Checkmarx SAST/SCA, security gates.
Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), image scanning and deployment.
IaC: Terraform, reusable modules, pipeline integration.
Observability: Monitoring, logging, alerting using enterprise tools.
Scripting: Bash, PowerShell, Python.
Agile & SDLC: Story execution, documentation, collaboration.