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DevOps Engineer

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Itron, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-28
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, SRE/Site Reliability
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 160000 USD Yearly USD 120000.00 160000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Position Overview

The Dev Ops Engineer plays a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining the cloud infrastructure, automation frameworks, and deployment pipelines that power our technology platform. This individual partners closely with software engineering, product, and operations teams to deliver scalable, secure, and highly available solutions that support utility and energy customers. Success in this role requires a customer-centric mindset, strong technical expertise, continuous improvement, and a commitment to collaboration, accountability, and innovation.

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery while maintaining quality, security, and reliability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to design, deploy, and optimize cloud-native infrastructure solutions that support business growth and customer success.
  • Own and support production-grade environments, ensuring high availability, resiliency, performance, and operational excellence.
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and industry best practices.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure and services to proactively identify and resolve issues.
  • Automate operational processes and repetitive tasks to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
  • Partner with development teams to enhance application deployment strategies, system architecture, and operational readiness.
  • Support security, compliance, and infrastructure governance initiatives across cloud environments.
  • Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, innovation, accountability, and agile delivery.
  • Act as a trusted technical partner, helping deliver reliable solutions that enable utility customers to modernize and strengthen critical infrastructure.
Required Skills & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4+ years of experience in Dev Ops, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Engineering, or a related role supporting production environments.
  • Hands‑on experience with Docker and containerization technologies.
  • Experience with container orchestration platforms, including Amazon ECS and/or Kubernetes (EKS).
  • Strong knowledge of AWS services, including VPC, ECS, EKS, EC2, Route 53, S3, SQS, SNS, Elasti Cache, Open Search, and AWS Transfer Family.
  • Proven experience developing and managing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including creating and implementing reusable modules.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, AWS Code Pipeline, or similar technologies.
  • Experience supporting and maintaining production infrastructure with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
  • Knowledge of cloud monitoring and security tools such as Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, and Guard Duty.
  • Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language, such as Python, Bash, Groovy, or similar.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, agile environment and communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated commitment to accountability, customer focus, and delivering high-quality results.
Preferred Skills & Experience
  • Experience supporting SaaS platforms and large-scale cloud‑native applications.
  • Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and logging best practices.
  • Experience implementing Dev Sec Ops  practices and cloud security frameworks.
  • Familiarity with microservices architectures and distributed systems.
  • Experience working within the Utilities, Energy, Infrastructure, Telecommunications, or related industries.
  • Knowledge of application performance monitoring and incident management processes.
  • AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, Dev Ops Engineer, Sys Ops Administrator) or equivalent cloud certifications.
  • Experience optimizing infrastructure costs and improving operational efficiency.
  • Passion for technology innovation and helping customers solve complex operational challenges.
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, growth‑oriented environment while fostering authentic and collaborative relationships.
Benefits Info:

This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!

Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at or email  Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and…

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