Lead DevOps Engineer

Lead DevOps Engineer

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Columbus, OH and Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.

We are seeking a hands-on Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable, cloud-native platforms that enable secure and efficient application delivery. This role focuses on Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, GitOps-driven CI/CD workflows, and automation across OCP, Azure, and GCP. The ideal candidate is passionate about developer enablement, infrastructure as code, and building resilient, self-service platforms using modern automation and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software Engineering challenges
• Contribute to the resolution of complex situations requiring a solid understanding of the function, policies, and procedures
• Drive DevOps transformation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and GitOps based delivery models
• Design and enable end-to-end DevOps workflows, integrating infrastructure automation with CI/CD pipelines (GitOps / GitHub Actions) to support microservices deployment at scale
• Automate microservices deployments across Kubernetes and OCP environments
• Implement GitOps workflows using declarative configurations and JSON/YAML based pipelines
• Enable cloud-native platform delivery across Azure and GCP
• Embed DevSecOps practices, observability, and pipeline instrumentation to improve visibility into pipeline performance
• Establish centralized version tracking and release visibility to improve governance and traceability

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, or education
• Hands-on DevOps and platform engineering expertise
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps-based delivery models
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitOps / GitHub Actions)
• Experience with microservices deployments across Kubernetes and OCP environments
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure and GCP
• Experience with automation and tooling using Python
• Strong collaborator focused on developer enablement and self-service platforms

Pay range: $59.53 - $67.53 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!