Senior DevOps Engineer Lead

Title: Lead DevOps Engineer

Openings: 1

Compensation: $70-$82/hr

Location: Preferably Downtown Chicago, 2 days a week on-site. Open to fully remote for the right candidate.

Job Description:

Day to Day:

Serve as the lead DevOps engineer and subject matter expert for the B1 program

Oversee CI/CD pipelines, build new pipelines as needed, and drive automation maturity

Consult on DevOps roadmap, strategy, and modernization away from legacy systems

Partner with FIS and other vendors managing the hosted cloud environment

Support the bank’s release cadence increase from four to six releases annually

Participate in rapid communication cycles when major pivots occur

Must Haves:

• Strong DevOps engineering background with leadership qualities
• Ability to lead initiatives, set direction, and serve as SME for DevOps strategy
• Hands-on CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, internal tools)
• Experience building, optimizing, and managing pipelines
• Cloud experience (AWS or Azure) and ability to drive cloud‑native solutions
• Experience working with vendors (FIS, cloud hosting partners)

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• Ability to work in fast‑moving environments with strong communication skills
• Comfort with on‑call / off‑hour participation during releases or major issues

Nice to Haves:

• Background in large banking environments, especially Canadian banks
• Experience in cloud migrations, preferably mainframe‑to‑cloud transitions
• Architect‑level experience or roadmap creation experience
• Experience managing enterprise release cycles (4–6 releases a year)
• Understanding of FIS‑hosted environments, mainframes, and data center coordination
• Demonstrated ability to propose, plan, and execute end‑to‑end solutions
• Cloud‑native engineering expertise