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Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead DevOps Engineer to drive enterprise DevSecOps initiatives, lead CI/CD modernization, and scale automation across cloud environments. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can collaborate across engineering, security, and architecture teams to embed security and automation throughout the SDLC.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for cloud deployments
  • Lead and promote DevSecOps practices across multiple delivery teams
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and environment setup using IaC
  • Implement and enforce security, performance, and availability standards
  • Integrate "shift-left" security tools (Checkmarx, SonarQube, Prisma Cloud)
  • Align DevOps processes with Agile delivery and support ADO configurations
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing
  • Identify and execute automation, standards, and process improvement opportunities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable and secure platforms
Required Skills & Experience:
  • 7+ years of DevOps/Software Engineering experience in Agile environments
  • Strong CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity, or Octopus
  • Expertise in IaC (Terraform, Ansible or similar)
  • Proficient with Docker/Podman & Kubernetes/EKS orchestration
  • Experience with AWS Cloud services
  • Programming/Scripting experience: Python, PowerShell, Bash, and/or C#
  • Experience with SAST & code quality tools (Checkmarx, SonarQube)
  • Familiarity with monitoring tools (Datadog, SolarWinds)
  • Strong communication & team-leading abilities
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
What's in it for You:
  • Opportunity to lead enterprise-wide DevOps transformation
  • Hands-on with cloud, automation, and modernization initiatives
  • Competitive salary, performance incentives & full benefits package

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