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The Judge Group · 2 days ago

Senior DevOps Engineer

Greater Chicago Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $155K/yr

7+ years exp

The Judge Group is seeking an accomplished and driven Senior DevOps Engineer to join its critical DevOps team. This role involves architecting and implementing scalable infrastructure solutions, automating the CI/CD lifecycle, and driving operational excellence across development and production environments.

E-LearningInformation TechnologyProfessional Services

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Charles Herman

Responsibilities

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 GitHub 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 CloudWatch, ELK, Splunk, Loki, and New Relic

Enforcing DevSecOps 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

Qualification

AWSAzureCI/CDLinux administrationBashPythonDockerKubernetesAnsibleTerraformGitGitHubCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

Minimum of 7 years in a role such as DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), or Cloud Engineer, including significant experience with Linux administration

Strong hands-on experience in scripting languages, particularly Bash or Python

Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, Ansible)

Expertise in configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)

Demonstrated experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and a solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Knowledge of IaC principles and experience with tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

Experience with web technologies including Apache, NodeJS, Traefik, Caddy, and deep knowledge of distributed systems, load balancing, CDN, caching, and firewalls

Experience with network, server, and application-status monitoring, and system administration (Bare Metal/Servers)

Expert use of Git and GitHub for version control

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated work experience

A strong 'Get Stuff Done' (GSD) attitude combined with outstanding problem-solving, communication, and collaboration abilities

Preferred

Proven ability to lead, mentor, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and best practices within DevOps

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 SonarQube and Snyk

Relevant industry certifications are highly valued, such as: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), AWS Cloud Solution Architect