DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer Location – Chicago, IL - Onsite Duration – 12+ months Job Description: • Set up CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployment of resources to Cloud environments, all at medium to high level of complexity • This is a hands-on role that develops and supports build and release automation pipelines. You will be part of the team that will deploy a highly available full software stack in public/ private clouds • Remediate gaps and support the automation requirements of continuous integration and continuous deployment • Identify and develop metrics and dashboards to monitor adoption and maturity of DevOps • Experience in Docker/Containerization and Kubernetes • Ability to contribute to architecture discussions around technology controls and their implementation in a DevOps/Cloud environment • Work collaboratively with architecture, security and other engineers to estimate, design, code, deploy and support working software / technology components • Foster the adoption of DevSecOps culture and capabilities across Agile product delivery teams • Embed “shift-left” security practices using tools like Checkmarx, SonarQube, PrismaCloud. • Work in an Agile/Scrum environment; planning, estimating, and completing tasks on • Liaison with Agile Delivery Process teams to support necessary configurations/setup in Azure DevOps (ADO) for Agile ceremonies • Champion Modern SDLC by leading the consistent application of the redesigned SDLC framework, aligning with Agile, DevSecOps, and platform standards • Work with development and support teams to design improved deployment, provisioning and integration workflows, ensure environments stability and identify areas and plans for improvement • Contribute to new technology, vendor package and tool road mapping, evaluation and introduction • Ensure compliance with Performance, Security, Availability, Recoverability standards and policies and provide Monitoring recommendations for tasks of low to medium level of complexity • 5+ years of demonstrable software engineering and DevOps experience • 5+ years working in SCRUM/Agile software development environment • Experience deploying and administering Continuous integration tools such as Azure DevOps, is a must • Experience with Infrastructure cloud tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Aspire etc. • Experience with automated testing solutions for unit testing, integration and system testing • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience. Computer Science or related field preferred. • Strong cloud engineering experience primarily with Azure and AWS. • Experience in working with Terraform, Ansible, and/or Chef for infrastructure automation and configuration • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes on platforms such as AWS ECS and AWS EKS • Experience with programming languages such as Python, Poweshell, and C++ is a plus • Experience with APM, monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog, Solarwinds, Cloud watch and Splunk • Experience with SQL databases such as MySQL and , NoSQL databases like AWS Dynamo DB and MongoDB, graph DB such as Neo4J, AWS Neptune. • Experience with project management and workflow tools and concepts such as Jira, Agile, Scrum/Kanban, etc. • Proficiency in cross-platform scripting language and build tools (Python, ANT, Artifactory, MS Build, NuGet) • Proficiency in OOP software development using C# or similar languages • Ability to define scalable and secure CI/CD pipelines • Understanding of deployment strategies using Docker and Podman for containerization • Experience with pair programming using GitHub Copilot • Strong communication/presentation skills and ability to explain standards, processes, and cloud architecture with team and management.