Senior DevOps Engineer

Society of Actuaries • Schaumburg, IL

9d • $120,000 - $125,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior DevOps Engineer designs, implements, and optimizes scalable, secure, high-performing DevOps platforms and cloud infrastructure. The role advances automation, standardization, and continuous improvement throughout the software development lifecycle to support rapid, reliable, and secure delivery of enterprise applications.

Working with DevOps, Salesforce, Digital, Cyber Security, and Product teams, the engineer advances Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, observability, and AIOps practices. The role applies platform engineering, self-service infrastructure, and AI-driven insights to improve system performance, reduce operational overhead, and enhance developer productivity. The position is hybrid in Chicago, Illinois, and applicants must reside within a 100-mile radius of the Chicago office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Six to eight years of experience in Information Technology, including hands-on DevOps or cloud engineering experience.
• Six to eight years of experience with cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Four to five years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and container orchestration.
• Strong experience designing and automating CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps and observability practices.
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments with cross-functional teams.
• Strong expertise with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and GitLab.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong scripting or programming skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with Docker containerization and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture, networking, and security best practices.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as New Relic, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Familiarity with GitOps and platform engineering concepts.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and security integration.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Working knowledge of microservices architecture, distributed systems, API management, integration patterns, FinOps cloud cost optimization, compliance and governance frameworks, and developer experience best practices.
• Ability to clearly document architectures, processes, and standards.
• Ability to work within SOA’s standardized Windows-based technology environment, use Microsoft 365 applications effectively, and comply with established device and security policies.
• Applicants must reside within a 100-mile radius of the Chicago, Illinois office.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant cloud certifications, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
• Demonstrated experience using AI/ML or AIOps tools in DevOps workflows.
• Terraform experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted automation.
• Experience supporting enterprise SaaS platforms such as Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of organization-wide DevOps practices, standards, and tools, providing technical leadership and mentorship to DevOps engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Define and promote best practices for CI/CD, infrastructure automation, cloud operations, platform engineering, and self-service DevOps capabilities; align initiatives with business and technology strategy and foster automation, security, and reliability.
• Use AI tools and insights to optimize workflows, improve deployment success rates, and reduce operational overhead.
• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines, integrating automated testing, security scanning, artifact management, progressive delivery, quality gates, and deployment standards.
• Design and manage cloud-native infrastructure; develop and maintain IaC, reusable modules, and templates for self-service provisioning; enable scalable, highly available, cost-optimized architectures and internal developer platforms.
• Implement and manage observability platforms and standards for logging, monitoring, tracing, and alerting; advance AIOps for anomaly detection, predictive alerting, automated incident response, and data-driven reliability improvements.
• Integrate security into DevOps workflows, automate security scanning and compliance checks, manage secrets and access controls, support compliance with security standards, remediate vulnerabilities with Cyber Security teams, and implement IAM integrations including SSO and federation.
• Apply SRE principles; define and manage service level indicators, objectives, and agreements; conduct incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortems; manage incident and monitoring platforms; and implement auto-scaling, failover, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and cost optimization.
• Partner with development, QA, and Product teams to streamline releases and embed DevOps practices early in the development lifecycle.
• Evaluate emerging tools and practices and promote knowledge sharing, documentation, and DevOps maturity across teams.
• Use AI-assisted tools to enhance troubleshooting, automation, and operational decision-making.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation; listed salary range is $120,000 to $125,000 annually.
• Generous paid time off.
• Professional development, including tuition reimbursement and continuing education funding.
• Comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs, including an Employee Assistance Program and wellness reimbursement.
• Disability coverage, including life, short-term, and long-term disability benefits.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Maternal/paternal leave.
• Flexible hybrid work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior