DevOps Engineer

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Chicago IL

Job Type: Fulltime/Contract

About Us:
Our comapany is a leading company focused on delivering innovative and scalable solutions. We are seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team to help us automate and optimize our development and deployment pipelines while ensuring a high level of system availability and performance.

Role Overview:
As a DevOps Engineer you will work closely with development operations and IT teams to design implement and manage infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. You will play a key role in automating processes monitoring system health and ensuring the smooth integration of new software with existing systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design implement and manage automated deployment pipelines for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
• Automate system configurations provisioning and environment management using tools like Terraform Ansible or Puppet.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS Azure GCP) and onpremise systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure the architecture is designed for scalability reliability and high availability.
• Monitor system performance security and uptime through tools like Prometheus Grafana or CloudWatch.
• Implement logging alerting and disaster recovery strategies.
• Work with version control systems like Git and assist with code repository management.
• Maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices and version control.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Continuously improve system reliability performance and security.
• Ensure proper security measures including firewalls encryption and secure deployment processes.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience in a DevOps role with a focus on CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP).
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Terraform Ansible Puppet or Chef.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python Bash Shell etc.).
• Experience with containerization (Docker Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus Grafana CloudWatch ELK stack).
• Solid understanding of networking security and infrastructure principles.
• Ability to work collaboratively with crossfunctional teams.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problemsolving skills.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes Docker Swarm).
• Experience in a microservicesbased architecture.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with automation frameworks and deployment pipelines using Jenkins GitLab CI or similar tools.
• Knowledge of database management including NoSQL and SQL databases.

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Flexible work environment (remote options).
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Collaborative and innovative team culture.

How to Apply:
Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why youre a great fit for the role.