Senior DevOps Engineer II — AI-Enhanced CI/CD

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a technical contributor to design, engineer, and optimize software delivery pipelines and full stack applications within a regulated environment. You’ll integrate AI-assisted development into the lifecycle, ensuring reproducibility, traceability, and compliance by design.

The role spans backend services, frontend components, and platform integration, with emphasis on DevOps, IaC, and secure, compliant practices across cloud/hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science with 7 years’ experience; Master’s Degree in CS with 6 years’ experience; PhD with 2 years’ experience
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI) and agentic development workflows
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines in cloud or hybrid environments
• Strong backend programming skills and familiarity with frontend frameworks
• Experience with DevOps toolchains and Git-based workflows
• Experience deploying and supporting containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Understanding SDLC practices, documentation, traceability, and validation in regulated environments
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Structured and detail-oriented working style

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate robust CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows.
• Engineer full stack solutions by developing backend services and frontend components.
• Develop and maintain scalable, modular, and testable code with testing practices.
• Integrate and standardize toolchains across the SDLC including version control, build automation, artifact management, and security scanning.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize pipeline and application performance with observability capabilities.
• Embed and enforce security, compliance, and quality controls aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions
• Apply DevOps and platform engineering practices including containerization and IaC
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies including AI-assisted development
• Drive continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and standards
• Produce and maintain technical documentation
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams
• Support governance, traceability, and validation practices for AI-assisted software development in a regulated environment

Job description

AbbVie is seeking a technical contributor to design, engineer, and optimize software delivery pipelines and full stack applications within a regulated environment. You’ll integrate AI-assisted development into the lifecycle, ensuring reproducibility, traceability, and compliance by design.

The role spans backend services, frontend components, and platform integration, with emphasis on DevOps, IaC, and secure, compliant practices across cloud/hybrid environments.