Team Lead - DevOps

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys. Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience. Position Summary The Team Lead for DevOps oversees the design, automation, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and deployment processes to ensure efficient software delivery. This role drives scalability, performance, and reliability across cloud and on-prem environments while promoting best practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD). In addition to technical expertise, the position requires strong leadership and collaboration skills to mentor team members, partner with cross‑functional teams, and lead initiatives that enhance deployment speed, system stability, and operational excellence. Responsibilities Lead enterprise-wide release operations across Azure, MuleSoft, RPA, and Salesforce, ensuring timely and high-quality deployments. Govern Salesforce deployments using Copado, enforcing compliance, quality gates, and resolving merge conflicts. Coordinate release calendars, environment refreshes, rollback strategies, and risk mitigation for all platforms. Manage and optimize production and non‑production environments, including Salesforce sandbox strategy and automated data seeding. Implement version control, branching, and tagging strategies in Git‑based repositories (Azure Repos, Bitbucket, GitHub). Design and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps; integrate automated build, test, and deployment processes across platforms. Drive infrastructure automation using IaC tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, and Bicep, while enforcing security and quality controls. Partner with teams to enhance pipeline performance, lead root‑cause analysis for deployment issues, and implement preventive solutions. Maintain detailed documentation of configurations, processes, and troubleshooting; ensure releases meet quality, security, and compliance standards. Mentor and coach team members, promote technical growth, and continuously refine release management processes through automation and efficiency improvements. Continuously improve and enhance release management processes through automation, documentation, and efficiency improvements. Other duties may be assigned; responsibilities may change. Qualifications and Competencies To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Qualifications 5+ years of experience in IT engineering, with a focus on DevOps role. Minimum 5 years’ experience leading teams. Education Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master’s degree in STEM or Business preferred. Proficient with Azure DevOps – pipeline creation (YAML/classic), variable groups, service connections, and artifact management. Exposure to API management, integration monitoring, and secrets management (Key Vault, Vault, etc.). Familiarity with security and compliance automation in CI/CD. Deployment management experience of MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, CloudHub, and Runtime Manager; CI/CD integration will be A+. Source Control – Git, Bitbucket, or Azure Repos; strong understanding of branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk‑based). Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep. Scripting & Automation – PowerShell, Bash, YAML, Groovy, or Python. Knowledge of containerization Docker, AKS, or Kubernetes‑based deployment experience will be good to have. Monitoring/Logging – Application Insights, Azure Monitor, Splunk, or ELK. Experience with integrating ServiceNow, Copado or Jira for release governance and change tracking. Proficiency in auditing software , bankruptcy case management systems, and Microsoft Excel. Demonstrated ability to identify discrepancies , assess risk, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Excellent written and verbal communication skills for preparing audit reports and presenting findings. Overtime Required N/A Travel 0-10% – as required on an as needed basis. Location Requirements Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI. Authorization An applicant must be authorized to work in the United States to be eligible for this position. Stellantis Financial Services, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for work visas of any type for this position. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work Schedule This position is a hybrid role , requiring in-office presence [#] days per week. The role also requires flexibility to work various shifts to meet business needs, typically between the hours of 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend availability as needed. Travel requirements are estimated at 0–10%. Equal Employment Opportunity Stellantis Financial Services, Inc (SFS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing its employees with an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation. It is the policy of SFS to comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, change of sex, and/or transgender status or any protected status. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment. 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