Motion Recruitment
Lead DevOps Engineer / Development Experience / Hybrid / Chicago
Motion Recruitment, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Lead DevOps Engineer / Development Experience / Hybrid / Chicago
Our client, a long‑standing government‑sponsored financial organization serving institutions across Illinois and Wisconsin, is hiring a full‑time Lead DevOps Engineer to help advance their modern engineering and DevSecOps initiatives. You’ll work with Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, automation tooling, and cloud technologies within a highly impactful environment that supports mortgage lending and community development across the Midwest. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative engineering culture known for strong work‑life balance, structured onboarding, and career‑long learning. The organization offers mentorship programs, a Buddy Program for new hires, tuition reimbursement, and ongoing upskilling initiatives. If you’re looking for a role where you can drive DevSecOps maturity, shape architectural decisions, and modernize systems used across a major financial ecosystem, this team will value your expertise from day one. Required Skills & Experience
7+ years of software engineering and DevOps experience 7+ years working in SCRUM/Agile environments Experience deploying and administering CI tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus, Bamboo) Strong cloud experience with Azure and AWS Infrastructure‑as‑code expertise (Terraform, Docker, Podman, Helm) Experience integrating SAST tools (Checkmarx or similar) Code quality scanning (SonarQube or similar) Automated testing experience (unit, integration, system) Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and/or Chef for automation Docker and Kubernetes experience (ECS, EKS, etc.) Strong programming skills in Python and C++ Application performance monitoring (Datadog or similar) SQL/NoSQL experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Neo4J, Neptune) Jira/Agile workflow proficiency Cross‑platform scripting and build tools (Python, ANT, Artifactory, Groovy, MSBuild, NuGet) Object‑oriented programming experience with C# or similar Ability to design scalable, secure CI/CD pipelines Understanding of Docker deployment strategies Experience with pair programming using GitHub Copilot Excellent communication and presentation skills Desired Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience) Experience promoting DevSecOps maturity across engineering teams Background working with architecture and security stakeholders Experience in regulated or financial services environments What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown 50% Azure DevOps, CI/CD design, pipeline automation 30% Cloud/IaC work (Azure, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes) 20% Scripting, coding, monitoring, DevSecOps integration Daily Responsibilities 40% Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines 30% Infrastructure automation, containerization, Kubernetes 20% Collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams; mentor junior engineers 10% Monitoring, compliance, performance improvements The Offer
Bonus eligible You Will Receive The Following Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Vacation Time Stock Options Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full‑time basis now and in the future. Posted By: Ally Mitchell
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Our client, a long‑standing government‑sponsored financial organization serving institutions across Illinois and Wisconsin, is hiring a full‑time Lead DevOps Engineer to help advance their modern engineering and DevSecOps initiatives. You’ll work with Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, automation tooling, and cloud technologies within a highly impactful environment that supports mortgage lending and community development across the Midwest. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative engineering culture known for strong work‑life balance, structured onboarding, and career‑long learning. The organization offers mentorship programs, a Buddy Program for new hires, tuition reimbursement, and ongoing upskilling initiatives. If you’re looking for a role where you can drive DevSecOps maturity, shape architectural decisions, and modernize systems used across a major financial ecosystem, this team will value your expertise from day one. Required Skills & Experience
7+ years of software engineering and DevOps experience 7+ years working in SCRUM/Agile environments Experience deploying and administering CI tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus, Bamboo) Strong cloud experience with Azure and AWS Infrastructure‑as‑code expertise (Terraform, Docker, Podman, Helm) Experience integrating SAST tools (Checkmarx or similar) Code quality scanning (SonarQube or similar) Automated testing experience (unit, integration, system) Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and/or Chef for automation Docker and Kubernetes experience (ECS, EKS, etc.) Strong programming skills in Python and C++ Application performance monitoring (Datadog or similar) SQL/NoSQL experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Neo4J, Neptune) Jira/Agile workflow proficiency Cross‑platform scripting and build tools (Python, ANT, Artifactory, Groovy, MSBuild, NuGet) Object‑oriented programming experience with C# or similar Ability to design scalable, secure CI/CD pipelines Understanding of Docker deployment strategies Experience with pair programming using GitHub Copilot Excellent communication and presentation skills Desired Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience) Experience promoting DevSecOps maturity across engineering teams Background working with architecture and security stakeholders Experience in regulated or financial services environments What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown 50% Azure DevOps, CI/CD design, pipeline automation 30% Cloud/IaC work (Azure, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes) 20% Scripting, coding, monitoring, DevSecOps integration Daily Responsibilities 40% Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines 30% Infrastructure automation, containerization, Kubernetes 20% Collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams; mentor junior engineers 10% Monitoring, compliance, performance improvements The Offer
Bonus eligible You Will Receive The Following Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Vacation Time Stock Options Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full‑time basis now and in the future. Posted By: Ally Mitchell
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