DevOps Engineer

Inspire11 • Chicago, IL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Inspire11 is a full-service consulting firm that partners with clients on digital, analytics, and technology initiatives. The role description states that the company is seeking a Senior Application Architect to work with clients on technology needs, although the posting title is DevOps Engineer. The position involves working directly with multiple clients across industries, leading collaborative teams, and engaging decision makers to deliver technology projects from requirements gathering through implementation and rollout. It also includes designing, developing, implementing, and supporting critical applications and creating architecture designs, processes, standards, and guidelines.

The role requires willingness and ability to work onsite at an Inspire11 or client location depending on project needs. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment; Inspire11 is unable to sponsor employment visas.

The posting describes full-time benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a connectivity stipend; an Employee Assistance Program; a 401(k) plan with a company match; and possible access to tax-advantaged savings accounts. Eligible employees also receive self-managed paid time off, statutory leave, paid holidays, and paid parental leave subject to stated eligibility conditions. Other programs include charitable donation matching, professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees, and company gifts and merchandise.

Requirements

• Strong full-stack development experience and comfort working in a consulting and onsite client environment.
• Skill in modern JavaScript and familiarity with contemporary frameworks such as Node and React.
• Skill in a current version of Java, C#, Node.js, or Python and familiarity with modern features.
• Deep skill creating and architecting React components, with understanding of React development nuances.
• Familiarity with Spring Boot and building APIs using Spring components.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and application deployment.
• Enjoy working directly with clients to take projects from inception to completion.
• Passion for mentoring and leading engineers.
• Ability to select suitable platforms, tools, languages, and frameworks for software solutions.
• Interest in continuous learning and staying current with evolving technology ecosystems.
• Comfort working in fast-paced environments and handling varied responsibilities.
• Willingness and ability to work onsite at an Inspire11 or client location depending on project needs.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with multiple clients in various industries, leading a collaborative team of developers.
• Interact with key decision makers, including CIOs, CTOs, directors, and business stakeholders, to deliver and drive projects.
• Lead the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and development through implementation and rollout.
• Design, develop, implement, and support complex critical applications.
• Develop architecture designs, processes, standards, and guidelines.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of new and existing applications, systems, and components.
• Mentor and lead other engineers on the team.
• Choose platforms, tools, languages, and frameworks appropriate to specific software solutions.

Benefits

• Medical insurance plans.
• Dental insurance plans.
• Vision insurance plans.
• Company-provided short-term disability insurance.
• Company-provided long-term disability insurance.
• Company-provided life insurance.
• Annual connectivity stipend of $325.
• Employee Assistance Program, including counseling, crisis support, peer support, skills training, behavioral health coaching, and legal and caregiving resources.
• 401(k) plan with a company match of 100% of employee contributions up to 3% of salary, subject to a vesting schedule.
• Potential access to flexible spending, limited-purpose flexible spending, healthcare savings, dependent care savings, and commuter benefit accounts, depending on eligibility and elections.
• Statutory leave as required by applicable law.
• Self-managed paid time off with no predetermined upper limit, subject to advance request and supervisor approval.
• Paid parental leave for eligible full-time employees with at least one year of service: up to 12 weeks for birthing parents and up to 6 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Eight paid holidays.
• Charitable donation matching of up to $500 annually for qualifying employees after one year of employment.
• Discretionary reimbursement of qualifying professional development course materials and costs for eligible employees after six months, with supervisor approval.
• Company clothing, office items, and other merchandise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed