As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Abbott’s Core Diagnostics business unit in Lake Forest, IL, you will design and deploy cloud platform infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes, utilizing GitOps practices with Helm and Flux CD. Your daily tasks include building IaC for observability and auditing services, creating Helm charts for PaaS deployment, and developing centralized platform services like data pipelines and secure file transfers using ADF, Storage, and SFTP. You will also automate application deployments on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), support Application Development teams with deployment guidance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. Additionally, you’ll collaborate closely with Platform Architects to document technical designs and troubleshoot issues across various environments while optimizing cloud usage costs. This role requires expertise in Azure Cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, GitOps, and shell scripting, along with a strong background in DevOps tools like GitHub and Jenkins.
Skills
Microsoft Azure
Kubernetes
GitOps
Helm
Flux CD
Agile methodologies
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
GitHub Actions
Docker
CI/CD
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
ADF
Storage
SFTP
Prometheus
Grafana
Shell scripting
GitHub
Jenkins
Artifactory
Jira
Confluence
What you'll do
Design and deploy Cloud Platform Infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes.
Build and maintain Platform Infrastructure components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Create and manage Helm charts for deployment of PaaS and platform infrastructure.
Develop centralized platform services on Azure, including data pipelines and secure file transfer solutions.
Automate application and infrastructure deployment on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Flux CD and GitOps workflows.
Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting related to build, deployment, and runtime issues.
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized workloads using GitHub Actions.
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience with Azure Cloud infrastructure and platform services.
Strong expertise in Kubernetes and Helm Charts for deployment management.
Experience implementing GitOps practices to manage infrastructure configurations.
Proficiency in shell scripting and programming languages like C, Go, or JavaScript.
Ability to design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
Knowledge of Azure cost management and optimization strategies required.
Expertise in setting up observability and monitoring infrastructure (Prometheus/Grafana).
Market check
Salary context
This
$78,000–$156,000
range sits above
7%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$122,950–$205,800
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$142,400–$196,750
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Abbott
Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare company that manufactures and markets a broad and diversified line of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. Industry: Healthcare & Medical Devices
Abbott currently has
43 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$99,300–$198,700
across 41 roles with salary data.
Locations Arlington, Virginia, US63 days ago
$86,800–$198,000
Azure
Kubernetes
Terraform
CloudFormation
Azure Resource Manager
Infrastructure as Code
Serverless
DoD Information Assurance
STIGs
CI/CD
DevSecOps
Linux
RedHat
Windows Server
PaaS
CISSP