Azure DevOps Lead

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in DevOps, CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes, and automation to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing cloud infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and optimizing Kubernetes environments. Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain enterprise-grade GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows
• Build reusable workflows and custom GitHub Actions
• Manage production AWS EKS/Kubernetes environments
• Perform Kubernetes upgrades, troubleshooting, scaling, and maintenance
• Develop and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure
• Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using Python/Bash
• Implement GitOps deployment processes using ArgoCD or Flux
• Manage Docker builds and AWS ECR
• Implement AWS security and access controls using IAM, OIDC, and IRSA
• Optimize Kubernetes infrastructure for reliability, scalability, and cost

• Must be local to Chicago, IL 60661 or Irving, TX
• Must be available for 3 days onsite
• Must be willing to attend an in-person interview
• Must have a LinkedIn profile
• 7+ years of relevant DevOps experience, * 7+ years of professional DevOps / SRE / Cloud Infrastructure experience
• 3+ years of hands-on GitHub Actions, including developing and modularizing complex workflows
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS
• 3+ years of production Kubernetes / Amazon EKS
• Strong Terraform experience
• Strong scripting experience with Python or Bash
• Experience with Docker and Helm
• Strong CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code experience
• Production troubleshooting and automation experience

Preferred Skills:

• GitHub Actions self-hosted runners
• Actions Runner Controller (ARC)
• Karpenter / Cluster Autoscaler
• HPA / VPA
• ArgoCD / Flux / GitOps
• AWS ECR, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Route53, RDS
• AWS Secrets Manager / HashiCorp Vault
• GitHub Actions OIDC with AWS IAM
• Kubernetes IRSA
• VPC CNI
• ALB / NGINX / Traefik
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
• CKA / CKAD