Senior Dev Ops Engineer

Ecentria; Northbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401k plan participation

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Parental Leave

Job summary

Ecentria is seeking a Senior Dev Ops Engineer to join our team in a hybrid role based in Northbrook, IL. The position requires onsite presence once per week and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Key responsibilities include building and maintaining scalable cloud and on-prem infrastructure (AWS, VMware), implementing IaC with Terraform/Terragrunt, and supporting web tech stacks (Apache, Nginx, MySQL) while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a similar DevOps/infrastructure engineering role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop system for provisioning and configuring of virtual infrastructure in AWS, VMWare and other similar environments.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Linux

Bash scripting

Python

MySQL

Nginx

Apache

Jira/Confluence

Tools

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Salt

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Bamboo

Bitbucket

Job description

Description

Ecentria is looking to add a Senior Dev Ops Engineer to our team! This hybrid role requires employees to work onsite in our Northbrook, IL office once per week.

Responsibilities Include:

• Maintain and develop system for provisioning and configuring of virtual infrastructure in AWS, VMWare and other similar environments
• Design, build and support scalable platforms to efficiently support on-premise and Cloud infrastructure. This includes in-house systems, third party applications (such as JIRA), and service components (web servers, data bases).
• Design and build tools for monitoring, testing, and diagnosis of systems
• Participate in an emergency on-call rotation (one to two weeks a month)
• Participate in collaborative troubleshooting processes
• Adhere to company and industry best practice standards for IT troubleshooting. This includes documentation, incident replication and trend analysis
• Create positive productive relationships with customers and colleagues
• Contribute to the Team’s AI Initiatives, use AI to troubleshoot and understand configuration changes
• Other ad hoc duties or projects as assigned

Requirements

Experience & Core Stack

• 3+ years of experience in a similar DevOps/infrastructure engineering role
• Experience working with a LAMP stack
• Experience with object-oriented programming and design patterns
• Experience with web platforms and technologies, including HTTP, REST APIs, and JSON
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Cloud, Virtualization & Containers

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS (required) and Azure (a plus), including identifying and troubleshooting related issues
• Required Hands-on experience with Terraform/Terragrunt (required) for infrastructure-as-code in cloud environments
• Experience with and good understanding of containerization technologies, including Kubernetes (required) and Docker
• Experience with and good understanding of virtualization platforms, particularly VMware and/or Proxmox

Linux & Scripting

• Advanced understanding of and troubleshooting experience with Linux operating systems (Ubuntu preferred)
• Proficiency writing Bash scripts
• Programming/scripting experience in Python, PHP, or other scripting languages, including automating software deployments

Data & Messaging Systems

• Good knowledge of MySQL administration and troubleshooting
• Experience with most of the following: HAProxy, Apache, Nginx, RabbitMQ, Cassandra, ElasticSearch/Logstash/Kibana
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot issues across these systems

Web Servers & Load Balancing

• Experience configuring web servers, including Apache HTTPD and Nginx
• Experience with software load balancers such as HAProxy, Nginx, or similar

Configuration Management & Tooling

• Experience with provisioning and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or Salt
• Experience with GitHub and the Atlassian stack (Jira, Confluence, Bamboo, BitBucket)

Other Skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable researching and adopting innovative open-source technologies
• Skilled at troubleshooting complex, ambiguous problems
• Effective at participating in technical discussions and driving consensus on debates
• Strong collaborator in a cross-functional, team-based environment

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual Based Salary Range: $100,000 - $125,000
• The annual based range for this role considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

Ecentria offers generous benefits to full-time employees including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Options
• 401k plan participation
• Company paid Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave

To learn more Ecentria’s benefits, please visit: https://ecentria.com/careers/

Work Location:

Northbrook, IL - This is a hybrid role expected to be onsite at least once per week.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Ecentria is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.