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Lead DevOps Engineer / Development Experience / Hybrid / Chicago
Lead DevOps Engineer / Development Experience / Hybrid / ChicagoMotion Recruitment • Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lead DevOps Engineer / Development Experience / Hybrid / Chicago

Lead DevOps Engineer / Development Experience / Hybrid / Chicago

Motion Recruitment • Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Our client, a long-standing government-sponsored financial organization serving institutions across Illinois and Wisconsin, is hiring a full-time Lead DevOps Engineer to help advance their modern engineering and DevSecOps initiatives. You’ll work with Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, CI / CD pipelines, containerization, automation tooling, and cloud technologies within a highly impactful environment that supports mortgage lending and community development across the Midwest.

This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative engineering culture known for strong work-life balance, structured onboarding, and career-long learning. The organization offers mentorship programs, a Buddy Program for new hires, tuition reimbursement, and ongoing upskilling initiatives. If you’re looking for a role where you can drive DevSecOps maturity, shape architectural decisions, and modernize systems used across a major financial ecosystem, this team will value your expertise from day one.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 7+ years of software engineering and DevOps experience
  • 7+ years working in SCRUM / Agile environments
  • Experience deploying / administering CI tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus, Bamboo)
  • Strong cloud experience with Azure and AWS
  • Infrastructure-as-code expertise (Terraform, Docker, Podman, Helm)
  • Experience integrating SAST tools (Checkmarx or similar)
  • Code quality scanning (SonarQube or similar)
  • Automated testing experience (unit, integration, system)
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and / or Chef for automation
  • Docker and Kubernetes experience (ECS, EKS, etc.)
  • Strong programming skills in Python and C++
  • Application Performance Monitoring (Datadog or similar)
  • SQL / NoSQL experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Neo4J, Neptune)
  • Jira / Agile workflow proficiency
  • Cross-platform scripting and build tools (Python, ANT, Artifactory, Groovy, MSBuild, NuGet)
  • OOP development experience with C# or similar
  • Ability to design scalable, secure CI / CD pipelines
  • Understanding of Docker deployment strategies
  • Experience with pair programming using GitHub Copilot
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Experience promoting DevSecOps maturity across engineering teams
  • Background working with architecture and security stakeholders
  • Experience in regulated or financial services environments
  • What You Will Be Doing

    Tech Breakdown

  • 50% Azure DevOps, CI / CD design, pipeline automation
  • 30% Cloud / IaC work (Azure, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes)
  • 20% Scripting, coding, monitoring, DevSecOps integration
  • Daily Responsibilities

  • 40% Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines
  • 30% Infrastructure automation, containerization, Kubernetes
  • 20% Collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams; mentor junior engineers
  • 10% Monitoring, compliance, performance improvements
  • The Offer

  • Bonus eligible
  • You will receive the following benefits :

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Vacation Time
  • Stock Options
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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