Lead DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Lead DevOps Engineer
Who We Are
We are a mission-driven financial services organization focused on supporting member institutions with competitively priced funding, strong returns, and community investment initiatives.
Our organization partners with financial institutions to strengthen communities ranging from urban centers to rural areas. We operate within a highly regulated environment and emphasize innovation, stability, and long-term impact.
What It’s Like to Work Here
We bring people together and are committed to building a high-performing, engaged workforce. Our environment promotes collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning through mentorship programs, professional development opportunities, and hands-on training.
Our in-office operating model fosters connection and teamwork, while offering flexibility through a limited number of remote days throughout the year.

What You’ll Do
The Lead DevOps Engineer will partner with IT delivery teams to ensure code, services, and products move seamlessly from development through production.
This is a hands-on role requiring strong analytical thinking, technical expertise, and collaboration across development, infrastructure, security, and architecture teams.
You will play a key role in modernizing DevOps capabilities, driving automation, and enhancing the software delivery lifecycle.

How You’ll Make an Impact
Build and Scale a Modern DevSecOps Platform

Lead migration from Azure DevOps to GitHub
Design end-to-end CI/CD pipelines
Develop reusable templates and infrastructure-as-code standards
Implement Kubernetes-based, scalable architectures
Improve overall developer experience while ensuring compliance

Embed Security, Compliance, and AI into the SDLC

Implement security gates (SAST, SCA, DAST, IaC, container scanning)
Enable AI-assisted development practices
Improve auditability and reduce risk without slowing delivery

Strengthen Security and Stability

Ensure systems meet performance, security, availability, and recoverability standards
Help safeguard infrastructure and maintain operational integrity

Drive Engineering Excellence

Mentor engineers and promote DevSecOps best practices
Lead training and contribute to a Center of Excellence
Translate strategy into scalable, repeatable execution

What You Can Expect

Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for cloud environments
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration
Deploy full-stack applications across public/private clouds
Partner with development teams for seamless integration
Identify and mitigate system/process risks
Establish metrics to track DevOps maturity and adoption
Contribute to architecture and technology decisions
Promote DevSecOps culture across Agile teams

What You’ll Bring
Core Experience

7+ years of software engineering and DevOps experience
7+ years working in Agile/Scrum environments
Strong experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)
Hands-on cloud experience (Azure and AWS)

Technical Expertise

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef)
Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS)
Programming (Python, C++ required; C# preferred)
DevSecOps tools (Checkmarx, SonarQube, etc.)
Application monitoring (Datadog or similar)
Databases: SQL, NoSQL, and graph DB technologies

Additional Skills

CI/CD pipeline design for scalability and security
Experience with GitHub and AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot)
Strong scripting skills (Python, Groovy, etc.)
Solid understanding of SDLC, automation, and cloud architecture
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

Why Join

High-impact modernization initiative
Opportunity to shape DevSecOps strategy at scale
Exposure to cutting-edge tools, including AI-enabled development
Collaborative, innovation-focused environment