DevOps Engineer 3

EPITEC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

EPITEC is seeking a DevOps Engineer 3 for a hybrid role across Chicago, IL and other U.S. locations. This W2 contract position offers 40 hours per week at $65-$75 per hour, with responsibilities spanning programming, cloud infra, CI/CD, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in software development, AWS certifications, and strong communication skills. No degree required beyond HS Diploma.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of software development experience.
• NO degree required but they must have HS Diploma.
• AWS Associate or Professional certification(s) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex programming, project management, and development tasks with minimal supervision.
• Respond to off-shift and weekend support calls.
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure software quality and best practices.
• Collaborate with end users and internal customers to ensure accuracy and interoperability.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

HS Diploma

Tools

GitHub & Actions

AWS CloudFormation

SageMaker / AI services

Azure ARM templates

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer 3

Location: Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Peoria, IL, Broomfield, CO

Job Type: W2 Contract

Expected hours per week: 40 hours per week

Schedule: Hybrid

Pay Range: $65-75 per hour

Job Description

• Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.
• Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
• Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
• Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features
• Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
• Identifies and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team
• Communicate with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness
• Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.
• Worker is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by management from time to time.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group

• DevOps Engineer will work within the DevOps Engineering team to support various digital engineering teams in their efforts to develop, build, test, and deploy their solutions to the cloud.

Typical task breakdown

• Typical tasks include managing AWS IAM, troubleshooting / Cloud connection issues, and working with engineers on CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code tasks.

Education & Experience Required

• 5-7 years of software development experience
• NO degree required but they must have HS Diploma
• AWS Associate or Professional certification(s)

Technical Skills (Required)

• At least 5 or more years of experience in a DevOps Engineer role
• At least 5 or more years of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud experience
• Proficient with GitHub and GitHub Actions for source control and YAML-based continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) systems.
• Proficient writing and deploying Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation templates.
• Proficient AWS experience with MLOps & AI services (e.g. SageMaker Notebooks, Bedrock, ECS/EKS, & IAM)
• Strong interpersonal and technical communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a cross functional team.
• Associate or Professional-level AWS and/or Azure certifications related to DevOps, Development, or Architecture.
• Proficiency with AWS firewall and network configuration.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
• Experience with NVIDIA GPU’s for AI use cases, specifically from a cybersecurity and governance perspective.
• Analytic mindset and skilled problem solver for troubleshooting issues
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to collaborate cross functionally and enhance scalability.
• AWS certification is a nice to have

Soft Skills

• Strong interpersonal and technical communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a cross functional team.
• Analytic mindset and skilled problem solver for troubleshooting issues
• Great verbal and written communication skills to collaborate cross functionally

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