Remote but local to IL only 

Job Title: DevOps Architect/Manager

Location: Remote Chicago, IL

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Interview mode: Phone and Skype (Locals only)

Visa: USC or GC

Experience level: 15+ years

Required skills:

·         Minimum 15+ years of experience in DevOps/Infrastructure engineering roles and 8+ years in architectural or strategic leadership positions.

·         Design and establish a DevOps Center of Excellence (CoE), including governance framework, operating model, and metrics.

·         Develop comprehensive business cases for continued investment in DevOps transformation initiatives

·         Create and maintain DevOps capability maturity models and assessment frameworks

·         Define ROI metrics and KPIs for measuring DevOps transformation success

·         Establish standardized processes, tools, and best practices across the organization

·         Drive cultural transformation and adoption of DevOps practices

·         Create strategic roadmaps for tool consolidation and optimization

·         Design enterprise-wide security and compliance frameworks for cloud infrastructure

·         Lead the development of reusable infrastructure components and deployment patterns

·         Establish automated lifecycle management processes

·         Design self-service capabilities for cloud infrastructure provisioning

·         Provide technical oversight for global migration initiatives

·         Experience with building CI/CD using GitHub and migrating repositories to GitHub

·         Advanced expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code

·         Deep understanding of cloud security architecture and compliance frameworks

·         Strong background in DevSecOps practices and security automation.

·         Expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and implementation.