Associate Principal, DevOps / Automation Engineer

Associate Principal, DevOps / Automation Engineer

Job Title : Associate Principal, DevOps / Automation Hybrid-Engineer

Location & Type : Chicago, IL – Onsite, 3 Days per Week. Direct Hire. Requires after‑hours support and on‑call rotation 5 PM–7 AM for 3 months per year.

Compensation : $121,500.00 – $194,800.00 (8–15%)

Benefits : Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, PTO, paid holidays, 401(k) with match, professional development, collaborative culture, work‑life balance.

Final base compensation will be determined by client based on experience, skills, and education while maintaining internal equity within the team. Target base $160,000 plus bonus potential.

Summary

The Associate Principal, DevOps / Automation Engineer will join our client’s team, a leader in the financial market and clearing organization industry, supporting automation, CI / CD, and cloud operations across multiple environments.

This role refines and automates SDLC processes, improves deployment pipelines, and maintains AWS‑ and Kubernetes‑based development environments. It also handles troubleshooting, architectural optimization, and cloud operations, ensuring reliability and scalability across the technology landscape.

This position is hybrid in Chicago, collaborating closely with the DevOps leads to design and implement solutions that enhance the efficiency, performance, and automation maturity of the clearing applications.

Ideal Candidate

• Proactive self‑starter who researches, learns, and delivers independently.
• Collaborative team player focused on helping the entire team succeed.
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced, evolving environment with frequent changes.
• Excellent communication skills, able to interact effectively with both technical and non‑technical audiences.

What You Will Be Accountable For

What Qualifications You Need

Preferred Certifications

About Our Client

Our client is one of the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organizations and is a foundation for secure markets. It operates under the jurisdiction of both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, providing central counterparty clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms for options, financial futures, security futures, and securities lending transactions.

Why Work with Chamberlain

Chamberlain Advisors is a veteran‑owned business that provides human capital solutions through contract, direct‑hire, and retained‑search opportunities. We offer a 5‑step recruitment process designed to increase the likelihood of success in job searches.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Chamberlain Advisors provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Chamberlain Advisors complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Chamberlain Advisors expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Chamberlain Advisors employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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