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# DevOps Engineer (Compute Platform)

- **Company:** LaSalle Network
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $187,200.0 - $208,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Ubuntu (Operating System), DevOps, Distributed Systems, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, OpenStack, Dell PowerEdge, Ansible, Scripting, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Bare Metal, Terraform, Cisco
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/6a43f8cb-967a-4653-8eda-eaae353e8795

## About the Role

6+ years as a DevOps Engineer, SRE, or Infrastructure Operations Engineer supporting compute-focused environments.
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Hands-on experience operating bare-metal environments at scale with PXE, Redfish, and BMaaS.
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Operational expertise with OpenStack, Ubuntu Linux, KVM, and Harvester HCI.
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Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash.
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Experience with infrastructure automation tools like Terraform and Ansible.
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
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Proven ability in cross-stack root cause analysis and incident management.

## Description

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Operate, deploy, and maintain existing compute infrastructure, including patching, provisioning, and firmware updates.
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Troubleshoot and resolve issues across hardware, operating systems, virtualization layers, and cloud platforms like OpenStack and Harvester HCI.
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Support day-to-day operations including firmware management, hardware health monitoring, and on-call incident response.
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Assist with automation of operational tasks using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
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Perform root cause analysis across complex, distributed systems including hardware and software layers.
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Manage enterprise hardware such as Cisco UCS, Dell PowerEdge, and HPE servers.


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