Lead DevOps Engineer / Development Experience / Hybrid / Chicago

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