Senior DevOps Platform Engineer

An established insurance organization is seeking a Senior DevOps Platform Engineer to architect, implement, and support secure, compliant cloud and DevOps platforms across Azure and GCP. This role plays a key part in enabling enterprise-scale software delivery through modern CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes platforms, automation, and developer self-service solutions. This full-time role is hybrid based in downtown Chicago.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, platform engineering, or operations with at least 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and platform reliability practices to support system performance and operational excellence
• Experience working in regulated environments and ensuring compliance with standards such as HIPAA, SOC 2, and similar frameworks
• Demonstrated experience implementing software supply chain security, dependency management, vulnerability remediation, and secure software delivery best practices
• Strong systems administration experience across both Linux/Unix and Windows environments

Desired Skills & Experience

• Healthcare industry background or other highly regulated industries
• Hands-on experience supporting and scaling enterprise-level DevOps platforms
• Familiarity with DORA metrics
• Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, or related cloud certifications

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• Cloud: Azure, GCP
• IaC: Terraform
• Containers/clusters: Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, OpenShift)
• CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Harness, GitOps
• Languages/scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python
• DevOps platforms: JFrog Artifactory, Xray, Curation, Argo CD, SonarQube, LaunchDarkly
• AI: GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or related

Daily Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across Azure and Google Cloud Platform
• Build, enhance, and manage CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes environments to support reliable software delivery
• Support enterprise engineering teams through platform operations, artifact management, and software supply chain security initiatives
• Implement and maintain vulnerability management, dependency governance, and secure software development practices
• Develop and support feature flag and progressive delivery solutions using LaunchDarkly
• Create automation and self-service capabilities using PowerShell, Bash, Python, and AI-assisted development tools
• Provide advanced production support, including incident response, root cause analysis, and participation in on-call rotations for critical services
• Establish engineering standards, maintain technical documentation, develop reusable templates, and enable developers through best practices while contributing to Agile delivery processes

The Offer

This position is bonus eligible.

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• PTO, company and personal holidays
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance

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

Posted By

Riley Allen