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Devops Engineer

K-Tek Resourcing

Chicago, IL • 10/17/2026

Engineering , Information Technology , Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Position:DevOps Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL or Irving, TX
Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week
Duration: 12 months
Interview: in-person

Prioritize Kubernetes AWS GitHub/GitHub Actions Terraform/automation communication/collaboration.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate has deep, hands-on experience with Kubernetes and AWS, followed by strong GitHub/GitHub Actions experience. Terraform and scripting are important supporting skills, but hands-on Kubernetes and AWS experience should receive the highest priority.

Candidates should be able to clearly explain infrastructure they personally built, administered, automated, troubleshot, and supported in production, rather than relying primarily on theoretical or certification-based knowledge.

Interview Process

  • 1 round – In person
  • Interview must take place at either the Chicago or Irving office.
  • Interview will focus on the candidate's hands-on technical experience, including Kubernetes, AWS, automation, infrastructure design, troubleshooting, and individual contributions.

Position Overview

Seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and support secure, scalable cloud infrastructure with a strong focus on AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, DevOps automation, and CI/CD. The engineer will support software engineering teams and contribute to enterprise infrastructure, automation, and production environments.

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure roles.
  • 3+ years of hands-on Kubernetes/EKS experience supporting production environments.
  • 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience.
  • 3+ years of practical GitHub Actions experience, including workflow development and automation.
  • Strong experience with Terraform and Python or Bash.
  • Demonstrated experience building, administering, monitoring, and troubleshooting production infrastructure.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with software engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience managing enterprise-scale self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Actions Runner Controller (ARC).
  • Experience with ArgoCD or Flux, Helm, Docker, ECR, and Kubernetes autoscaling.
  • CKA, CKAD, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional certification is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

Kubernetes & Amazon EKS

  • Build, administer, monitor, and troubleshoot production Kubernetes/EKS environments.
  • Manage cluster upgrades, patching, node recycling, and maintenance.
  • Configure autoscaling using Karpenter, Cluster Autoscaler, HPA, and VPA.
  • Develop and maintain Helm charts for application deployments.
  • Manage container networking and ingress using VPC CNI, ALB, NGINX, or Traefik.

AWS Cloud Infrastructure

  • Design, administer, and support AWS cloud infrastructure.
  • Work with EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Route53, RDS, and related AWS services.
  • Implement secure, scalable, and highly available cloud solutions.
  • Manage Kubernetes pod permissions using AWS IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA).

CI/CD & GitHub Actions

  • Design and optimize GitHub Actions workflows for CI/CD and automated testing.
  • Develop reusable workflows and custom GitHub Actions.
  • Manage GitHub Secrets, Environments, deployment keys, and secure variables.
  • Implement OIDC with AWS IAM for secure GitHub-to-AWS authentication.
  • Support self-hosted or cloud-hosted GitHub Actions runners.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

  • Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform or AWS CDK.
  • Develop automation using Python and/or Bash.
  • Eliminate manual processes through reliable infrastructure automation.

GitOps & Container Management

  • Implement and maintain GitOps deployment frameworks using ArgoCD or Flux.
  • Manage Docker builds, multi-stage images, and AWS ECR.
  • Support container vulnerability management and secure deployment practices.
\nCompany Description

K-Tek Resourcing is a consulting organization with offices in Houston TX and St. Paul, MN. It is supported by 2 global delivery centers, located in India. With its global employee strength of over 250, K-Tek has been supporting its clients for over 9 years.

Why K-Tek
K-Tek has a tenet of excelling at delivering resources and solutions based on its experience, integrity, distinction in delivery, reduced turn-around time and the consistency at being the "First Time Right".

Vision / Mission
At K-Tek we believe in understanding the specific needs of the customer and tailor-creating innovative solutions to meet these needs. We invest in our employees and customers. We build a relation of trust with our customers through empathy, solutions and being the first time right.

K-Tek Resourcing LLC is one of the leaders in Resourcing industry with a portfolio of over 300+ consultants working at different client’s sites. Our commitment to compliance, excellent client servicing and superior quality has positioned us for sustained success.

Company Description

K-Tek Resourcing is a consulting organization with offices in Houston TX and St. Paul, MN. It is supported by 2 global delivery centers, located in India. With its global employee strength of over 250, K-Tek has been supporting its clients for over 9 years.\r\n\r\nWhy K-Tek\r\nK-Tek has a tenet of excelling at delivering resources and solutions based on its experience, integrity, distinction in delivery, reduced turn-around time and the consistency at being the "First Time Right".\r\n\r\nVision / Mission\r\nAt K-Tek we believe in understanding the specific needs of the customer and tailor-creating innovative solutions to meet these needs. We invest in our employees and customers. We build a relation of trust with our customers through empathy, solutions and being the first time right.\r\n\r\n K-Tek Resourcing LLC is one of the leaders in Resourcing industry with a portfolio of over 300+ consultants working at different client’s sites. Our commitment to compliance, excellent client servicing and superior quality has positioned us for sustained success.