DevOps Engineer

heidrick; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Heidrick & Struggles is seeking a DevOps Engineer to bridge development and operations, delivering automated build, test, and deployment workflows for cloud-based applications.

You will design secure, scalable infrastructure, maintain IaC and CI/CD capabilities, and provide Tier-3 production support while ensuring observability and operational resilience across services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Administrator, Site Reliability Engineer or similar role.
• Experience designing, building, configuring, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline/AWS CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or comparable tools.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, GO).
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Relational and NoSQL managed databases.
• Knowledge of networking, security, and Linux system administration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and continuously improve secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code and CI/CD capabilities for reliable delivery.
• Provide Tier-3 production support for applications and cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain monitoring, logging, and observability to ensure health and performance.
• Embed security and governance into deployment pipelines and operational processes.

Skills

Scripting languages

Linux administration

Networking & security

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

AWS CodePipeline

AWS CodeBuild

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Relational & NoSQL databases

Job description

Heidrick & Struggles is the world's foremost advisor on executive leadership, driving superior client performance through premier human capital leadership advisory services. For more than 70 years, we've delivered value for our clients by leveraging unrivaled expertise to help organizations discover and enable outstanding leaders and teams. Learn more at www.heidrick.com

Job Description:

Who We Are:

Heidrick & Struggles is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.

Additional information on the firm can be found at www.heidrick.com.

The Role:

As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between development and operations teams, ensuring seamless integration and delivery of software products. Your responsibilities will include designing, implementing, and maintaining automated processes for building, testing, and deploying applications.

Cloud Engineering & Automation

• Design, build, operate, and continuously improve secure, scalable, and reliable cloud infrastructure supporting application workloads.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD capabilities, and automation that enable consistent, reliable, and efficient application delivery.
• Support containerized application platforms and cloud services across the application lifecycle.

Production Operations & Reliability

• Provide Tier-3 production support for applications and cloud infrastructure, including ownership of complex incident investigation, resolution, root-cause analysis, and preventative improvements.
• Maintain and improve the availability, performance, resilience, scalability, and operational readiness of production services.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and support critical production incidents outside normal business hours, as required.

Observability & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain effective monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability capabilities that provide visibility into application and infrastructure health.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve reliability, performance, operational efficiency, and service recovery through engineering and automation.

Security & Operational Governance

• Embed security, compliance, and appropriate controls into cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational processes.
• Support effective release, change management, access control, and production operating practices in accordance with organizational standards.

Engineering Collaboration & Innovation

• Partner with development, QA, security, infrastructure, and support teams to improve application delivery, operational readiness, and production reliability.
• Apply automation, scripting, and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled engineering capabilities, to improve DevOps workflows and engineering effectiveness.
• Communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders regarding service health, incidents, releases, and operational improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Administrator, Site Reliability Engineer or similar role.
• Experience designing, building, configuring, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline/AWS CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or comparable tools. Experience with AWS CodePipeline/AWS CodeBuild.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, GO).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with administration of Relational and NoSQL Managed Database Services.
• Knowledge of networking, security, and Linux system administration.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in relevant technologies (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Docker Certified Associate).
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.

Pay Range Guidelines for this Position:

The salary range for this position is 128000 USD to 150000 USD. Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience and skills. In add