Job Specifications
Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL (hybrid)
About The Company
This organization operates in a highly regulated, technology-driven environment focused on delivering secure, reliable, and scalable digital solutions. The culture emphasizes collaboration across engineering, security, and delivery teams, continuous improvement, and strong operational discipline.
Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join the Technology and Engineering organization. The ideal candidate is a hands-on senior individual contributor with strong analytical thinking, deep technical aptitude, and the ability to partner closely with development, security, infrastructure, and architecture teams. This role focuses on building, operating, and improving DevSecOps platforms and pipelines to ensure code, services, and products move seamlessly from development through testing and into production.
Key Responsibilities
CI/CD Automation & Operations: Design, build, and operate Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise pipelines with embedded quality and security gates (SAST, SCA, DAST, container scanning) to improve release speed, reliability, and deployment safety across Agile teams.
Cloud & Container Engineering: Build, manage, and operate Docker-based workloads and Kubernetes environments (AWS EKS), including scaling, upgrades, cluster health, image governance, runtime security, and operational best practices.
Infrastructure as Code: Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules and integrate IaC into CI/CD pipelines with automated validation, policy enforcement, compliance checks, and drift detection across AWS and Azure environments.
Security & DevSecOps Enablement: Implement and maintain secure SDLC practices, automated security scanning, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation workflows in partnership with development and security teams.
Observability & Reliability: Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards; support incident response and root-cause analysis; and continuously improve platform reliability, availability, performance, and recoverability.
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Experience: 5+ years of hands-on DevOps and software engineering experience working within Agile/Scrum environments.
Skills: Strong experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, YAML pipelines, Git, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), AWS, and Azure. Proficiency with scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, and Python.
Certifications: Cloud or DevOps-related certifications are a plus.
Other: Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both engineering teams and leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience enabling AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot across multiple stages of the SDLC.
Experience with automated testing solutions and integrating test frameworks into CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog, SolarWinds, or Splunk.
Experience with additional programming languages such as Golang or C++.
Benefits
Competitive Salary: Market-competitive compensation and incentive programs.
Health and Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing programs.
Work-Life Balance: Generous paid time off, holidays, and flexible work arrangements where applicable.
Professional Development: Ongoing training, certifications, and career growth opportunities.
Additional Perks: Retirement programs and additional benefits designed to support long-term financial and personal wellbeing.
About the Company
Welcome to BW (Burtch Works), where we're on a shared mission to build a world that works better for everyone. Specializing in the dynamic spheres of Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, and Market Research, we're not just a recruitment agency -- we're architects of the modern data and analytics landscape. At BW, our approach blends human expertise with the efficiency of our Staffing Platform, making us uniquely equipped to navigate the fast-paced world of data. Whether you're a Fortune 50 company or a growi...
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