Location: Chicago, IL Position Type: Fulltime (3 days a week (Tue, Wed & Thu) onsite or more if needed) Salary: $125,000 to 140,000 (10% yearly bonus) Responsibilities: + Manage and monitor systems and infrastructure hosted on-premises and Cloud. + Good understanding of different layers of an application and system design - networking concepts, cloud fundamentals, microservice architectures. + Install, configure, test and maintain complex technical systems and architectures. + Manage and Administration of Kubernetes platform, deployments and Services. + Comfortable with common DevOps tools like Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, Terraform, SonarQube, JFrog, etc. + Proficient on at least one APM tool like Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk Signal Fx, AppDynamics or Azure Monitor. + Ability to write simple to moderately complex scripts and programs for automation, tools, frameworks, dashboards, alarms. (preferably Bash, Python, Groovy, PowerShell). + Provide 24x7 on-call, 2nd and 3rd level support as needed to troubleshoot day-to-day issues. Requirements: + BS/MS in Computer Science, Information Technology or related disciplines. + At least 6 years of experience in Software engineering environments with 7 years cloud and microservices experience. + Experience in administering Kubernetes resources and associated AKS services. + Understanding of Azure subscriptions and cost models, + Good understanding of DevOps, SRE principles and concepts. + Good verbal and written communication skills are a must. + Demonstrate self-learning capabilities, taking initiative in a fast paced /quickly changing environment. + Must work effectively and professionally with cross-functional groups and multiple time zones. + Preferred certification areas: Azure Cloud Fundamentals, any industry recognized Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps Certifications.