Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer


Location: Chicago, IL (Locals Only)


Job Type: Contract

Job Description


Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• 7+ years of experience in DevOps Engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Ansible or other configuration management tools.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration skills.
• Experience with Git and version control.
• Scripting experience using Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk, ELK Stack, or Datadog.
• Understanding of networking, security, IAM, load balancing, DNS, SSL, and DevSecOps.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Roles & Responsibilities


1. Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure.


2. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployments.


3. Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).


4. Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.


5. Monitor application and infrastructure performance using monitoring and logging tools.


6. Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high system availability.


7. Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline deployments.


8. Implement security best practices and infrastructure automation.


9. Manage cloud resources, networking, storage, and compute services.


10. Prepare technical documentation and support production environments.

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of DevOps or Cloud Engineering experience.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience supporting production applications.

Preferred Skills
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS DevOps Engineer Certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience with Helm, Argo CD, or GitOps.
• Knowledge of OpenShift.
• Experience with SonarQube, Nexus, or Artifactory.
• Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Knowledge of HashiCorp Vault.

Primary Skills (Must Match)
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Terraform
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Azure DevOps
• Ansible
• Linux
• Git
• Bash
• Python
• CI/CD
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• CloudWatch
• DevOps
• DevSecOps