Lead DevOps Engineer/ Azure/ GitOps/ SAST

This financial organization provides critical funding solutions. They invest heavily in community development and operate at the intersection of finance and technology. They are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer who will be the driving force behind modernizing build, deployment, and automation practices across the engineering organization.

In this role, you’ll architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines, champion DevSecOps principles, enhance cloud deployment processes, and collaborate closely with development, architecture, and security teams. This is a hands-on technical role ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys mentoring others, and wants to influence enterprise-wide engineering standards. This role is on-site in Downtown Chicago with remote flexibility.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years working in software engineering or DevOps roles supporting enterprise-level systems
• Advanced experience building and administering CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus, or similar
• Hands-on expertise with infrastructure-as-code tools
• Strong cloud engineering background with Azure and AWS
• Deep knowledge of containerization tools including Docker, Podman, and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (EKS/ECS)
• Experience integrating automated security and quality scanning tools (e.g., Checkmarx, SonarQube)
• Strong scripting and programming proficiency (Python, C++, C#, Groovy, MSBuild, NuGet, etc.)

What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown

• CI/CD & Cloud Automation – 45%
• Infrastructure & Configuration Management – 25%
• Security & Compliance Enablement – 20%
• Mentoring, Architecture Collaboration & Process Improvement – 10%

Daily Responsibilities

• Build, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that support highly available cloud and hybrid environments
• Automate resource provisioning and configuration for development, testing, and production workloads
• Partner with software engineers to ensure smooth integration, testing, and deployment of applications
• Implement DevSecOps practices by embedding security controls, scanning, and monitoring into automated workflows
• Analyze gaps in processes and systems, recommending automation opportunities and improving deployment reliability
• Support cloud architecture discussions, ensuring technology choices align with security and performance standards

The Offer
You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Pension Plan
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Annual Performance-based incentive program

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.