Lead DevOps Engineer

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 06-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience

Whats 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

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 te...