About this role
Senior DevOps Engineer – AWS & Kubernetes
Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Senior DevOps Engineer – AWS & Kubernetes to join our team in your choice of our Chicago, IL or Irving, TX locations. We offer a hybrid work model, full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 100 company - let's talk!
Position Overview
In this role, you will lead the organization's containerization strategy, build enterprise-grade automation workflows utilizing GitHub Actions, and manage the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) lifecycle to ensure high availability, optimal performance, and cost efficiency. You will work closely with a team of six, driving CI/CD automation, Kubernetes cluster management, cloud infrastructure, and DevSecOps practices.
Key Responsibilities
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CI/CD & GitHub Actions Automation
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Workflow Architecture: Design, build, and optimize matrixed, self-hosted, or cloud-hosted GitHub Actions workflows for continuous integration and automated testing.
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Reusable Infrastructure: Build and maintain version-controlled custom GitHub Actions and reusable workflow templates to standardize pipelines across multiple engineering teams.
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Secret Management: Manage secure environment variables, contexts, and deployment keys using GitHub Secrets, Environments, and integrations with AWS Secrets Manager or HashiCorp Vault.
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Secure Delivery: Implement OpenID Connect (OIDC) to authenticate GitHub Actions runners natively with AWS IAM, eliminating long-lived credentials.
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Kubernetes & Container Orchestration
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Cluster Management: Design, deploy, and maintain multi-cluster production AWS EKS and Kubernetes environments.
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Upgrades & Maintenance: Execute seamless, zero-downtime cluster upgrades, patch releases, and routine maintenance node recycling.
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Autoscaling & Cost Optimization: Configure and tune cluster autoscaling using tools like Karpenter or Cluster Autoscaler, alongside horizontal/vertical pod autoscaling (HPA/VPA).
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Package Management: Build, maintain, and version control internal Helm charts for streamlined application delivery.
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AWS Infrastructure & Automation
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Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Provision and manage 100% of cloud resources using Terraform or AWS CDK to maintain strict environment consistency.
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Cloud Architecture: Administer core AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Route53, and RDS platforms.
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Scripting & Tooling: Write clean, maintainable automation scripts using Python and Bash to eliminate manual interventions.
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GitOps & Release Management
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GitOps Adoption: Implement and maintain GitOps-driven deployment frameworks utilizing tools like ArgoCD or Flux to sync EKS state with source repositories.
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Container Registry: Oversee Docker container builds, multi-stage layering, and registry vulnerability management via AWS ECR, triggered natively via GitHub Actions runner hooks.
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Networking, Security, & DevSecOps
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Cloud Networking: Manage sophisticated container networking interfaces (VPC CNI) and advanced ingress routing controllers (ALB, NGINX, or Traefik).
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Access Control: Enforce security guardrails utilizing AWS IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA) to grant fine-grained pod permissions.
Requirements
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Candidate Requirements
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Experience Required
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No degree required.
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5+ years of professional experience in dedicated DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or cloud infrastructure roles.
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3+ years of heavy practical experience writing, testing, and modularizing complex GitHub Actions workflows.
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5+ years of hands-on, architecture-focused experience across major AWS services.
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3+ years of deep technical experience running production-grade workloads on Amazon EKS, including advanced troubleshooting.
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Expert proficiency with Terraform and at least one scripting language (Python or Bash).
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Preferred Qualifications
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Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), CKAD, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional.
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Runner Administration: Experience managing scaling policies for enterprise-scale GitHub Actions self-hosted runners on Kubernetes (e.g., using Actions Runner Controller - ARC).
Benefits
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401(k)
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Dental insurance
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Vision Insurance
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Disability insurance
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Employee assistance program
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Health insurance
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Health savings account
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Life insurance
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Paid time off
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Paid Holidays
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Please follow the link to our website for a list of job openings in Engineering, IT, Project Management, and more! https://www.dsnworldwide.com
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Salary expectations: 125,000-130,000 per annual