Staff DevOps Engineer at ServiceNow
Deerfield, IL
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Jun 28, 2026
Deerfield, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior DevOps engineering role focused on the infrastructure and deployment of a CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) product suite, including several AI-driven microservices. Day-to-day work spans multicloud infrastructure management across GCP, Azure, and AWS, container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, Python development, PostgreSQL administration, and CI/CD pipeline maintenance. Suited to engineers with 6+ years in DevOps who have experience in FedRAMP or regulated government cloud environments, as the role supports US Federal customers and requires relevant background screening.
Senior level · 6+ years · Remote · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 30,900 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 18,600–46,400
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,980 (middle half $105,210–$171,980).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is titled without a seniority level but the 6+ years requirement, mentoring responsibilities, and end-to-end ownership of infrastructure and microservices place it firmly at the Senior level.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends software development (Python, microservices, CI/CD) with infrastructure/DevOps work (GCP/Azure/AWS, Kubernetes, Docker). The primary day-to-day emphasis on writing and shipping code (Python applications, microservices, automation) tips it to 15-1252 Software Developers over 15-1244.
AI/ML microservice integration is listed as a standalone required qualification ('Experience with AI/ML microservice integration'), so it is treated as a hard gate despite being a capability rather than a named tool.
Azure Government Community Cloud (GCC) / FedRAMP experience is listed in the required qualifications section and is treated as a hard gate.
Experience with regulated markets on Azure is explicitly called out as 'a plus' and is marked preferred accordingly.
AI productivity tools (Windsurf, Cursor) are explicitly flagged as 'a plus or nice to have' in the posting.
The role requires passing USFedPASS screening (credit, criminal, drug test) and is limited to US citizens, naturalized citizens, or permanent residents due to Federal customer support requirements — but no formal security clearance is gated.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI/ML microservice integration, Azure Government Community Cloud.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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