Mid Level Senior Devops Engineer Jobs
Mid level senior devops engineer jobs go to engineers ready to own infrastructure projects end to end, guide junior teammates, and make architectural decisions without waiting for direction. Hiring runs across Technology & Software, Manufacturing, and Investment & Asset Management, with employers like Stellar Cyber, DV Trading, and SAIC competing for engineers at this level now.
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Role: Senior DevOps Engineer / Architect
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Duration: 10 Months
Important Notes
Local candidates to Chicago, IL only.
Candidates must provide a valid LinkedIn profile and location proof.
* Only genuine candidates will be considered. Fake profiles or misrepresented candidates will be disqualified, and the submitting vendor may be removed from consideration.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer/Architect to design, build, and secure a cloud-native immutable evidencing platform on Microsoft Azure. This platform will ingest compliance artifacts, audit evidence, and control attestations from multiple enterprise systems through APIs, securely store them with cryptographic integrity guarantees, and provide retrieval capabilities for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) and audit workflows. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Azure cloud services, DevOps automation, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), API Management, security best practices, and event-driven architectures while ensuring compliance with PCI-DSS, SOX, and GLBA standards.
Required Education
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
Preferred Certifications (Nice to Have)
Azure Security Engineer Associate
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
CISSP
CCSP
Required Technical Skills
5+ years of experience designing and supporting production workloads on Microsoft Azure using event-driven and API-first architectures.
Strong experience with Azure API Management (APIM) including:
- Inbound and outbound XML policies
- Backend configuration
- Named values
- Developer Portal
- API versioning
Experience implementing immutable or append-only storage solutions, including:
- Azure Blob Storage WORM policies
- Azure Cosmos DB Change Feed auditing
- Equivalent immutable storage architectures
Hands-on experience deploying and managing Azure Cosmos DB and other NoSQL databases.
Experience implementing envelope encryption using Azure Key Vault, including:
- Customer Managed Keys (CMK)
- Key rotation
- Purge protection
Strong understanding of Zero Trust networking, including:
- Private Endpoints
- VNet Integration
- NSG and UDR configurations
Strong Terraform expertise, including:
- Modular Infrastructure as Code
- Remote State Management
- Azure Provider
- CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
Strong programming skills in Python and Node.js.
Experience with integrated testing frameworks and automation tools.
Ability to write Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries for:
- Operational reporting
- Alerting
- Audit log analysis
* Experience integrating with third-party APIs such as:
- GRC platforms
- Vulnerability management tools
- Ticketing systems
- Enterprise application APIs
Required Soft Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional technical and business teams.
* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement secure API ingestion pipelines using Azure API Management (APIM) with OAuth2/JWT authentication, rate limiting, and schema validation.
Develop event-driven ingestion workflows using Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions, including Durable Functions and fan-out patterns.
Build immutable artifact storage solutions using:
- Azure Blob Storage with WORM retention policies
- Azure Cosmos DB for tamper-evident metadata indexing
Design and optimize Azure Redis Cache to support high-throughput query performance while maintaining immutable source-of-truth architecture.
Implement secure encryption using Azure Key Vault, including Customer Managed Keys (CMK) and automated key rotation.
Develop monitoring and observability solutions using Azure Log Analytics Workspace for:
- Ingestion events
- Access auditing
- Integrity verification
- Operational monitoring
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring all infrastructure is policy-compliant with no manual ("click-ops") deployments.
Build and maintain integrations with third-party enterprise platforms to automate ingestion of compliance evidence and audit artifacts.
Ensure all platform components adhere to enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements, including PCI-DSS, SOX, and GLBA*.
Role: Senior DevOps Engineer / Architect
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Duration: 10 Months
Important Notes
Local candidates to Chicago, IL only.
Candidates must provide a valid LinkedIn profile and location proof.
* Only genuine candidates will be considered. Fake profiles or misrepresented candidates will be disqualified, and the submitting vendor may be removed from consideration.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer/Architect to design, build, and secure a cloud-native immutable evidencing platform on Microsoft Azure. This platform will ingest compliance artifacts, audit evidence, and control attestations from multiple enterprise systems through APIs, securely store them with cryptographic integrity guarantees, and provide retrieval capabilities for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) and audit workflows. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Azure cloud services, DevOps automation, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), API Management, security best practices, and event-driven architectures while ensuring compliance with PCI-DSS, SOX, and GLBA standards.
Required Education
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
Preferred Certifications (Nice to Have)
Azure Security Engineer Associate
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
CISSP
CCSP
Required Technical Skills
5+ years of experience designing and supporting production workloads on Microsoft Azure using event-driven and API-first architectures.
Strong experience with Azure API Management (APIM) including:
- Inbound and outbound XML policies
- Backend configuration
- Named values
- Developer Portal
- API versioning
Experience implementing immutable or append-only storage solutions, including:
- Azure Blob Storage WORM policies
- Azure Cosmos DB Change Feed auditing
- Equivalent immutable storage architectures
Hands-on experience deploying and managing Azure Cosmos DB and other NoSQL databases.
Experience implementing envelope encryption using Azure Key Vault, including:
- Customer Managed Keys (CMK)
- Key rotation
- Purge protection
Strong understanding of Zero Trust networking, including:
- Private Endpoints
- VNet Integration
- NSG and UDR configurations
Strong Terraform expertise, including:
- Modular Infrastructure as Code
- Remote State Management
- Azure Provider
- CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
Strong programming skills in Python and Node.js.
Experience with integrated testing frameworks and automation tools.
Ability to write Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries for:
- Operational reporting
- Alerting
- Audit log analysis
* Experience integrating with third-party APIs such as:
- GRC platforms
- Vulnerability management tools
- Ticketing systems
- Enterprise application APIs
Required Soft Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional technical and business teams.
* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement secure API ingestion pipelines using Azure API Management (APIM) with OAuth2/JWT authentication, rate limiting, and schema validation.
Develop event-driven ingestion workflows using Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions, including Durable Functions and fan-out patterns.
Build immutable artifact storage solutions using:
- Azure Blob Storage with WORM retention policies
- Azure Cosmos DB for tamper-evident metadata indexing
Design and optimize Azure Redis Cache to support high-throughput query performance while maintaining immutable source-of-truth architecture.
Implement secure encryption using Azure Key Vault, including Customer Managed Keys (CMK) and automated key rotation.
Develop monitoring and observability solutions using Azure Log Analytics Workspace for:
- Ingestion events
- Access auditing
- Integrity verification
- Operational monitoring
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring all infrastructure is policy-compliant with no manual ("click-ops") deployments.
Build and maintain integrations with third-party enterprise platforms to automate ingestion of compliance evidence and audit artifacts.
Ensure all platform components adhere to enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements, including PCI-DSS, SOX, and GLBA*.
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Mid Level Senior Devops Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level senior devops engineer job?
Position your experience around ownership, not just contribution. Highlight systems you built or improved independently, incidents you led through resolution, and any mentoring you have done. Employers hiring at this level want evidence you can operate without close supervision, so lead with specific outcomes: pipelines you automated, reliability improvements you drove, or migrations you owned from planning through delivery.
Which companies hire mid level senior devops engineers?
Companies hiring mid level senior devops engineers right now include Stellar Cyber, DV Trading, and SAIC, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a wide range of employers, from high-growth technology companies scaling their infrastructure to large enterprises modernizing legacy systems with cloud-native tooling.
Are there remote mid level senior devops engineer jobs?
Yes, and the share is substantial. About 48% of mid level senior devops engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how infrastructure work translates well to distributed teams. Most remote roles at this level still expect strong asynchronous communication and the ability to coordinate deployments across time zones independently.
How do I move up to a mid level senior devops engineer role?
The path runs through deepening specialization and taking on broader ownership. Early-career engineers who move to mid level typically spend a few years mastering a core stack, volunteering for on-call rotations, contributing to architecture decisions, and driving at least one significant project from design to production. Measurable impact, such as reducing deployment frequency errors or cutting incident response time, signals readiness for mid level responsibilities.
Which industries hire the most mid level senior devops engineers?
Mid Level senior devops engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Manufacturing, and Investment & Asset Management, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors drive the most hiring because they operate complex, high-availability systems that require engineers who can build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage cloud infrastructure at scale, and improve reliability without constant senior oversight.