Aws & Devops Engineer

TEKsystems; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k)

Life Insurance

Disability

Health Spending Account

Transportation benefits

Time Off

Job summary

TEKsystems in Chicago, IL seeks a Site Reliability Engineer to build and operate reliable cloud-based systems. You will write code, automate infrastructure and delivery workflows, and reduce friction for developers. The role emphasizes ownership, simple solutions, and continuous improvement within small Agile teams.

You will design and operate multi-account AWS foundations, implement observability, and apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery while ensuring security and reliability.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in a related technical field or equivalent education/experience
• 8+ years in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering supporting production services
• Strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins and Git workflows preferred)
• Experience with observability platforms (logging/metrics/alerting) and Elastic/OpenSearch
• Hands-on AWS design and operation, networking, IAM, security, reliability, and cost awareness
• IaC experience with Terraform (CloudFormation acceptable)

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure with reliability and simplicity as goals
• Architect multi-account AWS foundations for secure, scalable delivery
• Design and operate cloud networking for reliability, security, and compliance
• Treat reliability, security, and compliance as design concerns throughout the lifecycle
• Build tooling and automation to reduce errors and speed recovery
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to make system behavior observable
• Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate infrastructure delivery and troubleshooting
• Implement release guardrails and provide production support during deployments
• Participate in incident response and drive durable improvements
• Collaborate with application engineers on system design and on-call operations
• Maintain lightweight documentation for shared ownership

Skills

Amazon ECS

Target Groups

Task Definitions

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

CI/CD Pipelines

Connecting apps to pipelines

AWS and Datadog design

Education

BA/BS in related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Jenkins

Git

OpenSearch/Elastic Stack

Job description

Top Skills

• Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service)


• Target Groups


• Task Definitions


• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)


• Setting up a Git repository in the cloud using Terraform


• CI/CD Pipelines


• Connecting a new application to existing pipelines

aws and datadog design and implementation experience

Description

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to work as part of a lean, product focused engineering organization. This role is about building and operating reliable cloud based systems by writing code, automating infrastructure and delivery workflows, and reducing friction for developers and users. You will work closely with product and application engineers to design, deploy, and operate systems with clear ownership and practical engineering judgment. We expect you to use modern tooling, including AI assisted tools where appropriate, to speed up automation, troubleshooting, and operations while remaining accountable for correctness, security, and reliability. This role favors simple, effective solutions, hands on ownership, and continuous improvement within small Agile teams.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure for critical production and non production applications with reliability and simplicity as primary goals


• Architect and evolve multi-account AWS foundations (organizations, accounts, IAM boundaries, guardrails, and environment separation) to enable secure, scalable delivery


• Design and operate cloud networking architecture (VPCs, routing, segmentation, ingress/egress, connectivity patterns) to support reliability, security, and compliance requirements


• Treat reliability, security, and compliance as first class design concerns throughout the system lifecycle


• Build tooling and automation that reduces errors, shortens recovery time, and improves day to day operations


• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting that make system behavior observable and actionable


• Use AI assisted tools to accelerate infrastructure delivery, automation, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis, applying engineering judgment to validate outcomes


• Implement reliability guardrails for releases (progressive delivery, safe rollbacks, change risk controls) and provide production support during deployments.


• Participate in incident response, perform root cause analysis, and drive durable improvements that prevent recurrence


• Work closely with application engineers to co own system design, operation, and continuous improvement


• Maintain clear, lightweight documentation that supports shared ownership and effective on call operations

What we need from you

• BA/BS, in a related technical field; or the equivalent in education and work experience


• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, or similar roles supporting application teams running production services


• Strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins and Git-based workflows preferred), including building secure, reliable pipelines and enabling teams to ship safely


• Experience implementing and operating observability platforms (logging/metrics/alerting); Elastic Stack/OpenSearch experience is a plus


• Hands-on, demonstrable experience designing and operating AWS environments, and enabling application teams to adopt AWS correctly (networking, IAM, security, reliability, and cost awareness)


• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform preferred; CloudFormation acceptable), including building reusable modules/patterns and managing changes through review and automation


• Experience supporting CI/CD builds and deployment patterns for common application stacks (for example Java, NodeJS, and .NET)


• Experience scripting in Bash, Python, or PowerShell


• Experience working on large scale cloud-based web applications

What we would like from you

• Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and in writing with client and team members, including experience documenting and presenting findings


• Excellent analytical skills, organizational abilities, and problem-solving skills


• Familiarity with AI agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf) and practical experience applying them to infrastructure and operations workflows


• Self-starter who works efficiently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and a geographically distributed team


• Ability to think creatively and seek optimum solutions


• Ability to grasp loosely defined concepts and transform them into tangible results and key deliverables


• Diagnostic skills with the ability to analyze technical, business and financial issues and options


• Ability to infer from previous examples, willingness to understand how an application is put together


• Action-oriented, with the ability to quickly deal with change


• Someone who will embody our values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

What we would like from you:

• Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and in writing with client and team members, including experience documenting and presenting findings


• Excellent analytical skills, organizational abilities, and problem-solving skills


• Familiarity with AI agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf) and practical experience applying them to infrastructure and operations workflows


• Self-starter who works efficiently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and a geographically distributed team


• Ability to think creatively and seek optimum solutions


• Ability to grasp loosely defined concepts and transform them into tangible results and key deliverables


• Diagnostic skills with the ability to analyze technical, business and financial issues and options


• Ability to infer from previous examples, willingness to understand how an application is put together


• Action-oriented, with the ability to quickly deal with change


• Someone who will embody our values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun.

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Chicago, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $80.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision


• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital


• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available


• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)


• Short and long-term disability


• Health Spending Account (HSA)


• Transportation benefits


• Employee Assistance Program


• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Chicago,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.