DevOps Engineer

Argonne National Laboratory

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Lemont, IL
Salary
$69,750–$108,810 / yr
Posted
45 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $152k
This role $89k
$57k most similar roles pay here $191k

This role pays less than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $126,750–$178,175 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $89k versus about $152k for comparable roles.

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About Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, conducting research in energy, environment, and national security. Industry: Scientific Research & National Laboratories

Argonne National Laboratory currently has 8 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $107,963–$168,422 across 8 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · DevOps Engineer

The DevOps Engineer joins the Data Services and Workflows team to support infrastructure within the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility and the Department of Energy's American Science Cloud project. This role focuses on building foundational infrastructure, developing CI/CD pipelines, and managing multi-cloud central hub environments for development, staging, and production. The candidate will perform cluster administration, manage image registries like Harbor, and implement security controls through DevSecOps practices. Key technical requirements include proficiency with Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Terraform or OpenTofu, GitOps via ArgoCD, Python, and configuration-as-code tools like Tanka or Jsonnet. The role also involves monitoring using Nagios, Grafana, and Prometheus, alongside managing API gateways and secrets management. This position addresses the technical challenge of providing a secure, science-optimized cloud environment for large-scale AI model training, distributed simulations, and high-performance computing services.

What does a DevOps Engineer earn?

Median $126800 from 89 postings across 26 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage and operate managed Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud environments including EKS, AKS, and GKE.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for deploying infrastructure and science services using GitOps and Helm.
  • Automate resource provisioning and infrastructure deployment using tools like Terraform or OpenTofu.
  • Implement security controls and DevSecOps practices as defined by the cybersecurity team.
  • Configure instrumentation for infrastructure and core services to feed into monitoring and alerting systems.
  • Provide primary operational support, troubleshooting, and engineering for production applications.
  • Manage image registries and handle secrets management using tools like Harbor or AWS Secrets Manager.
  • Coordinate with vendors to resolve hardware and software issues across the multi-cloud hub.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a closely related field.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience as a DevOps engineer and/or Cloud Engineer.
  • Proof of U.S. citizenship is required to comply with federal regulations.
  • Experience as a team lead managing tasks for DevOps or Cloud Engineering teams.
  • Proficiency in Kubernetes cluster administration, GitOps, Helm, and multi-cloud managed services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu, Tanka, or Jsonnet.
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub or GitLab.
  • Familiarity with monitoring tools like Nagios, Grafana, and Prometheus, along with API gateways and secrets management.

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