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DevOps Engineer Chicago, IL | Hybrid About BigTime BigTime is the AI-powered PSA platform built for professional services firms. Our customers use BigTime to scope and sell work, staff it, track time and expense, bill th…
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DevOps Engineer jobs in Chicago, IL
DevOps engineers build the pipelines, infrastructure, and automation that let teams ship software quickly and safely. The work centers on CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and reliability.
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Chicago, IllinoisHybridFull Time$160k - $190kSenior DevOps Engineer An established industrial supply company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help expand and enhance its Platform Product team. This hybrid role is…
$77k - $202k
ApplicableSpecialismFunctional & Industry TechnologiesManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryThe OpportunityAs a GIS DevSecOps Engineer, Senior Associate, you will engage in consulting services for a va…
$120k - $140k
are central to how our customer-facing applications, APIs, and enterprise systems run, connect, and scale. As a Senior DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer, you will be hands-on at the center of that work. You will create…
$122.6k - $227k
(AKS)API AppsWeb AppsDemonstrated experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers. Preferred QualificationsExperience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. Strong understanding of cloud net…
$119k - $169.4k
work model in either our Chicago, IL or Overland Park, KS office.While the internal title for this position is Senior Automation Engineer, this role has been posted externally under a different title to better align with…
$116.2k - $229.1k
Position Summary AI & Engineering/ EaaS - DevOps Engineer IIIBuild and scale modern DevOps capabilities that help clients accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and modernize engineering operations. As a Senior Consul…
$110k - $150k
collaborate, connect, and learn from peers - while also maintaining the flexibility for meaningful work-life balance. Being a Senior DevOps Engineer at iManage Means… You are an engineer, a builder, and a systems thinker…
DevOps Engineer All IT Solutions Chicago, IL Hybrid work Contract Shift and schedule We are currently seeking a qualified DevOps Engineer to support this engagement. Please review the complete requirements, work location…
$72k - $112k
2,000 per year Requirements: ~3-5+ years of experience in a DevOps or cloud infrastructure position, with an Azure focus ~ Practical... ...: We are offering a remote 90-day contract-to-hire DevOps Engineer opportunity. O…
We are seeking a Tonkean Platform Support Engineer to provide application support, workflow administration, integration troubleshooting, and continuous improvement for Tonkean-based solutions. The role will work closely…
$160k - $185k
, we believe a workplace food program should be something employees love and look forward to every day. Who You Are: The DevOps Engineer responsible for managing, optimizing, and securing cloud-based infrastructure and s…
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What devops engineers earn in Chicago
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $39–$54 | $81k–$113k |
| Mid level | $54–$78 | $113k–$162k |
| Senior | $75–$101 | $157k–$211k |
Adjusted for the Chicago market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
AWS, GCP, or AzureKubernetes and DockerTerraform or other IaCCI/CD pipelinesLinux and shell scriptingPython or GoMonitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)Incident responseCost optimization
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through a CI/CD pipeline you built or improved.
Cover the stages, what you automated, and the measurable result — faster deploys, fewer failed releases. Numbers make this answer.
A deploy just took production down. What do you do?
Roll back first, diagnose second, communicate throughout. Then talk about prevention: canaries, health checks, smaller changes.
How do you manage infrastructure as code, and why does it matter?
Explain reproducibility, review, and drift prevention with a tool like Terraform. Mention how you handle state and secrets — that is where real experience shows.
How would you reduce a team's cloud bill?
Start with visibility (tagging, cost reports), then rightsizing, reserved capacity, and killing orphaned resources. A real example with a dollar figure is ideal.
How do you decide what to monitor and alert on?
Alert on symptoms users feel, not every metric. Talk about SLOs and reducing alert fatigue — mature answers focus on fewer, better alerts.
How do you roll out a risky infrastructure change?
Describe staging environments, incremental rollout, rollback plans, and communicating with affected teams before you touch anything.
How do you handle secrets in pipelines and applications?
Name a secrets manager, rotation, and least privilege, and the anti-pattern you are avoiding: credentials in code or CI variables sprayed everywhere.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For devops engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with measurable operational wins: deploy frequency, mean time to recovery, uptime, or cloud cost reductions.
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Name your infrastructure stack precisely — 'Kubernetes on EKS with Terraform and GitHub Actions' beats 'cloud technologies'.
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Certifications (AWS, CKA) still move the needle in this field; list current ones near the top.
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Describe scale: number of services, clusters, or engineers your platform supported.
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Mention incident and on-call experience — teams hiring DevOps are usually buying calm under pressure.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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