Senior Software Engineer – DevOps

AbbVie

Sr Software Engineer developing DevOps solutions at AbbVie, focusing on CI/CD pipelines and automation. Leading technical initiatives and collaborating with engineering teams in the US.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $109,500 - $208,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming
Improve operations by conducting systems analysis and recommending changes in policies and procedures
Provide day-to-day technical leadership; leverage professional experience to recommend best practices, systems, and architectures
Design, build, and maintain efficient, robust, scalable CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows for software delivery, integration, and testing
Provide leadership in establishing best practices for DevOps, configuration management, and pipeline automation
Participate in requirements refinement, architecture discussions, design specification reviews, and test plan development for features across the full stack
Write clean, maintainable code and documentation using engineering best practices
Write unit, component, and integration tests
Develop, implement, and manage automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, Github workflows, GitHub Actions, Jfrog Artifactory or similar tools
Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure end-to-end pipeline reliability and performance
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize pipeline processes; implement metrics and reporting for pipeline health
Integrate tools for automated code quality checks, security scanning, and continuous integration
Evaluate and adopt new technologies for pipeline automation and DevOps practices
Ensure compliance with regulatory and security standards within the build/deployment pipeline
Guide teams in source control management (e.g., branching strategies, Git workflows)
Support onboarding and training for pipeline usage and best practices across engineering functions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and 7 years’ experience OR Master’s Degree and 6 years’ experience OR PhD and 2 years’ experience
Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in cloud, on-prem, or hybrid environments
Familiarity with version control systems (Git), artifact repositories (Artifactory), and pipeline logging/monitoring solutions
Understanding of modern DevOps practices: infrastructure as code, policy as code, automated testing frameworks, security in build pipelines
Must have experience in structured software and systems development and integration, including experience in software design methodologies, design patterns, component-oriented software architecture to produce high-quality software applications
Knowledge of software life cycle processes used in regulated development environments
Result-oriented, self-motivated and able to participate as both a team member and an individual contributor
Self-starter able to work with minimal direction
Strong verbal and written communication skills (documentation, process communication, collaboration)

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k) to eligible employees
eligible to participate in short-term incentive programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

CI/CD pipelinesautomated workflowssystems analysisunit testingintegration testingsoftware design methodologiescomponent-oriented software architectureinfrastructure as codeautomated testing frameworkssecurity in build pipelines

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationself-motivatedresult-orientedstrong communication skillsteam memberindividual contributorminimal direction

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s DegreePhD