Devops Engineer / Hybrid / Chicago

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a large-scale gaming and sports streaming company in Chicago. The role is full-time and hybrid, located in Chicago, IL, with a focus on building and modernizing scalable AWS and on-prem infrastructure.

You will drive CI/CD improvements across backend, web, mobile, and CTV applications, strengthen observability and incident response, and help align engineering practices across teams and platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, VPC, etc.)
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of Linux systems
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Build and modernize scalable AWS and on-premises infrastructure
• Contribute to CI/CD processes across backend, web, mobile, and CTV apps
• Strengthen observability and incident response capabilities
• Align engineering practices across teams and platforms

Skills

AWS services

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A large-scale gaming and sports streaming company is looking to hire a DevOps Engineer to help build and modernize scalable AWS and on-premises infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible. This is a full-time hybrid role located in Chicago, IL. They are looking for someone to contribute to critical initiatives focused on improving CI/CD processes across backend, web, mobile, and CTV applications, strengthening observability and incident response capabilities, and aligning engineering practices across teams and platforms.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about AWS and Infrastructure as Code. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure while contributing to engineering standards, architecture discussions, and design reviews.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, VPC, etc.)
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of Linux systems
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong problem-solving skills
• 2-5 years of hands-on DevOps or Platform Engineering experience
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation

The Offer

• Bonus eligible

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis now and in the future.