DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer
A fast-growing financial SaaS leader is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to enhance and scale their infrastructure, AWS environment, and reliability capabilities. This hands-on role is ideal for a strong technical contributor who is passionate about building secure, resilient, and scalable systems while solving complex infrastructure challenges. This full-time role is a hybrid opportunity with an office based in downtown Chicago.
You'll be joining a collaborative team of innovative professionals committed to advancing securities-based lending technology. This company fosters a culture of continuous learning, professional growth, and teamwork, where every individual has the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a cloud infrastructure management role
• Strong understanding of IT operations, platform technologies, and site reliability best practices
• Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-native technologies

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Experience collaborating with teams across multiple regions, time zones, and office locations

What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown

• IaC: CloudFormation, CDK, Troposphere
• Cloud: AWS
• Scripting: Python, Java
• ECS, Lambda, Docker, GitHub Actions/Workflows

Daily Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support infrastructure solutions across AWS, data centers, co-location facilities, and network environments
• Enhance the reliability, scalability, and performance of software delivery pipelines and disaster recovery capabilities
• Partner with development and operations teams to support system migrations, monitor critical services, and maintain operational stability
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity strategies to ensure resilience and minimize service disruption
• Promote engineering excellence by sharing knowledge, mentoring peers, and driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Build, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable software delivery

The Offer
You will receive the following benefits:

• Multiple medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options with coverage for employees and dependents, including tax-advantaged HSA and FSA accounts
• Employer-paid basic life and disability insurance coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
• Flexible PTO policies
• Commuter benefits, pet insurance, and continuing education assistance

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.