Senior DevOps Engineer

Peterson Technology Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 142,065,000 - 202,335,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing firm in Chicago seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance automation and CI/CD processes. You will collaborate with IT teams to integrate and deploy applications while improving existing platforms. The role requires strong skills in Kubernetes, Terraform, and scripting languages. This is a contract position with a competitive hourly rate and potential salary upon conversion ranging from $125,000 to $165,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering and DevOps experience.
• Experience deploying CI tools like Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise.
• Strong Kubernetes/EKS experience with container image governance.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve DevSecOps platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automation and ensure reliable operation of cloud infrastructure.
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code for AWS and Azure.

Skills

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Kubernetes

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Enterprise

Datadog

Splunk

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Azure

AWS

Job description

Overview

Our client is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join their team. The Senior DevOps Engineer will partner with IT Delivery Teams to ensure code, services and products move from development through rollout and into production. The role involves scripting and coding with emphasis on automation and continuous integration so that deployments can be broken down and distributed across multiple development and test teams for the implementation of web-based application development projects.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on contributor responsible for building, operating, and improving DevSecOps platforms and pipelines.
• Implement automation, enforce security and quality controls, and ensure reliable day-to-day operation of CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and container platforms.
• Partner with development and security teams to deliver scalable, secure, and production-ready solutions.
• Work with IT Delivery teams and stakeholders to design deployment, provisioning, and integration workflows; ensure environment stability and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code; integrate IaC into CI/CD pipelines with automated validation, drift detection, and policy enforcement across AWS and Azure.
• Improve observability, resilience, and DevSecOps adoption by implementing monitoring, logging, dashboards, incident response, root-cause analysis, and documentation to raise maturity across development and QA teams.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience (Computer Science or related field preferred).
• 5+ years of software engineering and DevOps experience; 5+ years in an SCRM/Agile software development environment.
• Experience deploying and administering CI tools such as Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise.
• Experience with infrastructure tools such as Terraform and Docker; cloud experience with Azure and AWS.
• Experience with automated testing solutions for unit, integration, and system testing.
• Strong Kubernetes/EKS experience; container image governance, runtime security, and scaling.
• Proficient in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (e.g., Datadog, SolarWinds, Splunk).
• Strong knowledge of secure SDLC and DevSecOps patterns for code quality, dependency hygiene, and vulnerability management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across Dev, Sec, and Ops teams; ability to explain cloud architecture to leadership.
• CI/CD: Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines, Git; Code Quality & Security tooling: SonarQube, Checkmarx SAST/SCA, security gates.
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS); image scanning and deployment.
• IaC: Terraform, reusable modules, pipeline integration.
• Observability: Monitoring, logging, alerting using enterprise tools.

Compensation and Terms

Salary/Rate: $90/hour (depends on experience). This is a contract position with 40 hours/week. Upon conversion, salary would be $125,000 - $165,000 (depends on experience).

About The Company

Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a transparent, inclusive, and human-centered hiring experience. For more than 27 years, PTP has operated as a top IT staffing and recruiting firm in the USA, based in Park Ridge, IL with over 500 team members and consultants.

We are committed to a hiring process that is transparent, compliant, and equitable, powered by innovative technology that supports human judgment. Our AI-assisted interview experience may be used to support parts of the process, with final decisions made by human recruiters, hiring managers, or client partners. You may request a non-AI interview path if preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Peterson Technology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.