Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

Recruiting Location

US-IL-Chicago

Department

Data and AI

Summary

We're seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to strengthen our cloud platform engineering team. You'll design, build, and automate highly available data & analytics workloads on Microsoft Azure with a heavy emphasis on Databricks. You'll partner with architects, data engineers, software developers, and product owners to deliver resilient pipelines, airtight security, and continuous delivery at scale.

Duties and Responsibilities

Architect and automate Azure environments with Infrastructure-as-Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform).

• Design, deploy, and optimize Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, and jobs using IaC and Databricks Asset Bundles.
• Own Git strategy and CI / CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub) : branching standards, PR automation, and release orchestration.
• Partner with data-engineering and platform teams to run fully isolated dev, staging, and production environments.
• Develop reusable, modular IaC templates for consistent, reliable deployments across all tiers.
• Embed automated testing and monitoring in every pipeline to ensure resilient, high-performance systems.
• Continuously identify opportunities to streamline deployments and boost reliability through automation.
• Champion DevOps culture : automated testing, shift-left security, trunk-based development, post-mortems.
• Audit and improve tooling, processes, and infrastructure management practices on an ongoing basis.

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. If an estimated salary range for this role is available, it will be provided in our Target Salary Range section. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Sidley.com / Benefits.

Target Salary Range

$160,000 - $175,000 if located in Illinois

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email staffrecruiting@sidley.com (current employees should contact Human Resources).

Education and / or Experience :

Required :

Preferred :

Other Skills and Abilities :

The following will also be required of the successful candidate :

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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