Senior DevOps Engineer

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To maintain strong team cohesion and operational continuity, candidates must be based in the Greater Chicago Area and commit to a hybrid schedule (2 days/week on-site). All applicants must possess unrestricted work authorization in the United States.

Our client, a recognized leader in its field, is seeking an accomplished and driven Senior Dev Ops Engineer to join its critical Dev Ops team. This role is perfect for a professional with a strong foundational background in web development who is ready to leverage that perspective to drive transformative changes in infrastructure reliability, scalability, and delivery efficiency.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional problem-solving abilities, a strong sense of ownership, and the initiative to anticipate and proactively resolve complex technical challenges. You will be a key player in continuously improving development and deployment pipelines, ensuring high-quality, efficient solutions are delivered across the organization in close collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Architecting and Implementing scalable, reliable infrastructure solutions across both cloud (AWS, Azure) and on-premises data center environments.
• Owning and Automating the CI/CD lifecycle, specifically designing, implementing, and managing pipelines using tools like Git Hub Actions and Ansible to guarantee efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Driving Operational Excellence by continuously monitoring system performance and expertly troubleshooting issues across development and production, leveraging a suite of tools including AWS Cloud Watch, ELK, Splunk, Loki, and New Relic
  .
• Enforcing Dev Sec Ops  Best Practices and ensuring compliance across the infrastructure landscape.
• Collaborating Strategically with development and operations teams to identify and implement targeted improvements in process and tooling.
• Applying Deep Technical Skills to deploy critical patches and fixes, maintaining system integrity and security.
• Designing and Developing software integrations based on direct team feedback, streamlining workflows.
• Elevating Code Quality by performing in-depth code reviews and communicating detailed, constructive feedback to development teams, accelerating project completion.
• Defining and Executing Robust Testing Frameworks for security, performance, and availability, utilizing key metrics such as DORA metrics to measure success.
• Creating and Maintaining high-quality design and troubleshooting documentation.

• Experience: Minimum of 7 years in a role such as Dev Ops Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), or Cloud Engineer, including significant experience with Linux administration.
• Scripting Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience in scripting languages, particularly Bash or Python
  .
• Containerization & Orchestration: Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience with container technologies (
  Docker
  ) and orchestration (
  Kubernetes, Ansible
  ).
• Configuration Management: Expertise in configuration management tools (e.g.,
  Ansible, Puppet, Chef
  ).
• Cloud & CI/CD: Demonstrated experience with major cloud platforms (
  AWS, Azure, GCP
  ) and a solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (e.g.,
  Jenkins, Git Hub Actions
  ).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Knowledge of IaC principles and experience with tools like Terraform or Cloud Formation
  .
• Networking & Web Services:
  
  Experience with web technologies including Apache, NodeJS, Traefik, Caddy
  , and deep knowledge of distributed systems, load balancing, CDN, caching, and firewalls.
• Monitoring & Administration: Experience with network, server, and application-status monitoring, and system administration (Bare Metal/Servers).
• Tools: Expert use of Git and Git Hub for version control.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated work experience.
• Professional Attitude: A strong "Get Stuff Done" (GSD) attitude combined with outstanding problem-solving, communication, and collaboration abilities.

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and best practices within Dev Ops.
• Experience coming from a developer background in web technologies, particularly with a familiarity with microservices architecture
  .
• Familiarity with container tools such as Docker Compose, Kompose, and Helm Charts
  .
• Knowledge of network and security best practices and tools such as Sonar Qube and Snyk
  .

• Possess a proactive, growth-oriented mindset, continually seeking self-improvement and elevating the team.
• Demonstrate the ability to handle multiple assignments with strong attention to detail and minimal direction.
• Respond to business-critical issues with the appropriate sense of…