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DevOps Engineer

BigTime Software - Chicago, IL, United States - Hybrid

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Salary: USD 120,000 - 128,000 / annual

BigTime is an AI-powered Professional Services Automation (PSA) platform used by over 2,500 consulting, IT, engineering, and accounting firms to manage scoping, staffing, time tracking, billing, and margin analysis. The company tracks over $4 billion in billable time annually and is PE-backed, headquartered in Chicago with offices in Phoenix and Wrocław, Poland. You will join the Technology Team as a DevOps Engineer responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure, pipelines, and automation that enable reliable and frequent deployments. The platform runs on AWS in a mixed Windows and Linux environment. You'll work independently and collaboratively with engineering and QA teams, bringing a pragmatic, service-first mindset to internal and external stakeholder relationships. Key responsibilities include: - Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt, with AWS CDK where appropriate - Deploy and manage AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS (including SQL Server on RDS), ElastiCache, and DocumentDB - Run containerized workloads on Amazon EKS, ECS, and App Runner; maintain Helm charts and manage deployments with Helmfile - Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes - Write scripts and tooling to automate manual processes and reduce repetitive operational work - Manage patching and maintenance across Windows and Linux environments - Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and tracing using CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus stack, and OpenTelemetry - Work with external auditors on access controls, encryption, and vulnerability management for SOC 2 compliance - Support serverless architectures in production - Write and maintain infrastructure documentation, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response playbooks Requirements: - 3+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role - Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience - Hands-on experience with AWS services and best practices - Infrastructure as code experience, preferably Terraform - Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes, including Helm - Proficiency with Git and GitLab CI/CD - Experience deploying and monitoring .NET applications - Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or C# - Comfort working across Windows and Linux environments - Working knowledge of SQL, ideally SQL Server - Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills - Documentation habits Nice to have: - AWS, Terraform, or Kubernetes certifications - Serverless computing experience (AWS Lambda) - OpenTelemetry experience - Configuration management tools (Ansible) - Highly available, scalable cloud infrastructure experience - Azure or GCP familiarity - DevOps and Agile methodology knowledge - Cloud security best practices knowledge

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