Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer

**** critical note: this is not a traditional devops cloud engineer and traditional devops cloud engineers should not invest time in applying. The requirements for consideration are shared specifically below this critical note, and to provide important and essential insight for you to be considered, the following is being shared:

all applicants must have hands-on experience at some point in their professional work experience foundational or traditional it infrastructure skills---not cloud based (e.g. Actual non-cloud based system administration, network engineering/administration, firewalls/security) with background/experience in building/administering/engineering/supporting/operating either on-premises or hybrid it infrastructures, who grew into more of the devops space, would be highly preferred versus a pure cloud-only person.

a completed and verifiable bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related stem field is required. This is an absolute must.

must have 3 years of work experience as a network engineer, systems administrator, or infrastructure engineer with non-cloud traditional technologies prior to moving into cloud technologies to include devops best practices, cloud automation, etc. This is an absolute must.

your employment track record: changing jobs every 1-2 years as a consultant or full-time employee is not a career track record we will consider. This is an absolute must.

ai-generated resumes and applications created using ai tools or services will be automatically removed from consideration.

5 years of overall experience is a minimum requirement and you must have strong, hands-on expertise with aws compute, storage, networking, database, serverless, and security services, including ec2, lambda, s3, rds, cloud formation, vpc, iam, and container services such as ecs/eks.

must have experience building and managing infrastructure as code using pulumi, terraform, aws cloud formation, and scripting languages such as python, bash, or node.js.

must have hands-on experience administering and developing ci/cd pipelines using github actions, aws code commit/code pipeline, or equivalent automation platforms.

must have working knowledge of networking technologies including routing, switching, vpns, firewalls, and network security principles, along with experience managing hybrid connectivity.

must have familiarity with iam, siem, sase, and the integration of security within ci/cd pipelines.

must have experience with monitoring and observability tools such as aws cloud watch, logicmonitor, splunk, orca security, or similar enterprise platforms.

must demonstrate strong communication skills, the ability to work closely with peers and stakeholders, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

only candidates currently located in the chicago area will be considered. Please do not apply if you are not currently located in the chicago metropolitan area.

pluses: aws certifications such as aws certified solutions architect – associate or aws certified devops engineer – associate. Experience in financial services or other regulated industries. Experience supporting governance, compliance, or cloud security programs.