DevOps Engineer - Stardom Employment Consultants
Chicago, IL
About the Job
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our IT team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for automating and streamlining our operations and processes, building and maintaining tools for deployment, monitoring systems, and ensuring high availability and reliability of services. This role requires expertise in cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and collaboration with development teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and continuous deployment processes
- Collaborate with software development teams to streamline code releases, improve workflows, and increase efficiency
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
- Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to system performance, reliability, and security
- Implement automated monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure system health and performance
- Automate routine tasks and ensure consistency in development, testing, and production environments
- Develop scripts and tools to optimize operational processes and reduce manual intervention
- Ensure security best practices are implemented in infrastructure and application development
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement DevOps best practices
- Perform regular system maintenance, upgrades, and performance tuning
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in a DevOps or similar role
- Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI
- Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack
- Familiarity with version control systems
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
Source : Stardom Employment Consultants