DevOps Engineer
Itron, Inc.2 months ago
Chicago, IL, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and improve CI/CD pipelines for reliable and secure software delivery.
- Design, deploy, optimize, and support scalable cloud-native infrastructure solutions.
- Own production-grade environments and maintain high availability, resiliency, performance, and operational excellence.
- Develop and maintain Terraform Infrastructure as Code solutions and reusable modules.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure and services.
- Automate operational processes and repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Partner with development teams on application deployment strategies, system architecture, and operational readiness.
- Support cloud security, compliance, and infrastructure governance initiatives.
- Help deliver reliable technical solutions for utility customers and collaborate across engineering, product, and operations teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 4 years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related production-supporting role.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and containerization technologies.
- Experience with Amazon ECS and/or Kubernetes, including EKS.
- Strong knowledge of AWS services including VPC, ECS, EKS, EC2, Route 53, S3, SQS, SNS, ElastiCache, OpenSearch, and AWS Transfer Family.
- Experience developing and managing Terraform Infrastructure as Code and reusable modules.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or similar tools.
- Experience supporting production infrastructure with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Knowledge of CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, observability, monitoring, and logging practices.
- Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Bash, or Groovy.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, troubleshooting, collaboration, and technical communication skills.
- Preferred: experience with SaaS platforms, large-scale cloud-native applications, DevSecOps, cloud security frameworks, microservices, distributed systems, incident management, infrastructure cost optimization, and relevant AWS or cloud certifications.
- Preferred: experience in utilities, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, or related industries.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package including financial, social, health, and wellbeing programs.
- Paid vacation, 401(k) matching, and employee stock purchase program.
- Hybrid work schedule.
- Inclusive and diverse workplace with accommodations available for applicants.
About Itron, Inc.
Itron builds smart meters, sensors, communications networks, and software that help electric, gas, and water utilities—and some cities—measure, manage, and analyze resource usage. Its portfolio spans advanced metering infrastructure, meter data management, distributed energy management, and professional services, sold to utilities worldwide. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington, Itron is a public company on NASDAQ serving customers in more than 100 countries.