DevOps Engineer

Beyond Finance; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Job summary

Beyond Finance in Chicago is seeking a DevOps Engineer to help maintain and improve our cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on AWS services and scalable architectures. You will participate in building and running automated delivery pipelines and infrastructure as code.

The role requires 2+ years in DevOps or SRE, experience with Terraform/OpenTofu, Helm, Spacelift, CircleCI, and container tech (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes).

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE role.
• Infrastructure as Code tools: Terraform/OpenTofu, Helm.
• A solid DevOps/SDLC mindset with willingness to own projects.
• Experience with AWS and core services (ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (AWS CodePipeline, Spacelift, CircleCI).
• Containerization with Docker, ECS, Kubernetes; good debugging/monitoring.
• A track record of following through on tasks and projects.

Responsibilities

• Support and help maintain our cloud infrastructure, focusing on AWS services.
• Help implement and maintain Continuous Delivery pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with engineering to support application performance and scalability.
• Follow security best practices across our cloud environment.
• Contribute to a high-quality codebase with code reviews and documentation.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

AWS

CI/CD tools

Containerization

Debugging & monitoring

Project ownership

Tools

Terraform/OpenTofu

Spacelift

CircleCI

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CloudFormation

Helm

Job description

At Beyond Finance, we've made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care,a culture focused on compliance and ethics, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we've helped over 1 million clients on their path to a brighter future.

While we're proud of what we've already accomplished, we're searching for new collaborators to help us get to the next level! If you're looking to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization with helping people as its number one goal, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer with experience in AWS and containerized environments. Our team runs infrastructure as a software project, deploying cloud resources using Infrastructure As Code and a GITOPS model. We leverage best in class tools, and press to eliminate entire classes of problems, rather than execute one off remediations.

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of experience in a DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE role.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform/OpenTofu, Helm).
• A solid DevOps/SDLC mindset, with willingness to grow into project ownership.
• Experience with AWS and its core services (ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (AWS CodePipeline, Spacelift, CircleCI).
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker, ECS, and Kubernetes.
• Good debugging, monitoring, and triage skills.
• A track record of following through on assigned tasks and projects.

What You'll Do

• Support and help maintain our cloud infrastructure, focusing on AWS services.
• Help implement and maintain our Continuous Delivery pipelines
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation, under the guidance of senior team members.
• Monitor system performance and help troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support application performance and scalability efforts.
• Help implement and follow security best practices across our cloud environment.
• Contribute to a high-quality codebase through code reviews, following best practices, with clean documentation.
• Execute documented operational tasks (runbooks, standard maintenance procedures, routine deployments) accurately and reliably.

Tools We Use

• AWS - Major Services
• Terraform / Open Tofu / Spacelift
• Cloudflare - Datadog - Wiz - Circle CI - Artillery - Github & GH Copilot - Infisical - Lens - Linear - Pagerduty - Gemini

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The base annual salary range is listed below. This role is eligible for additional incentives, including an annual bonus.

Base Salary Range

$110,000 - $140,000 USD

Why Join Us?

While you make a difference for others, we’ll work to make a difference for you, providing an uplifting, collaborative work environment and benefits that reflect your value to us. For eligible full-time employees, we offer:

• Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
• 401(k) matching program

And finally, our team spirit and culture! We cultivate an environment of community, connection, and belonging across our entire organization.

Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions. No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance HR team. No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond HR team.

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