DevOps Engineer

Role: Lead DevOps Engineer

Location: Naperville IL, or Chicago IL

Duration: 2-year contract with possible conversion

Schedule: In office Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Start Date: April 6th

Rate: 76-80/hr W2 (does not support c2c or 1099)

Interview Process: 2–3 rounds

Must Haves:

• Strong Lead level AWS DevOps engineering background
• Background in large banking environments, (big plus to have Canadian banks experience)
• Ability to lead initiatives, set direction, and serve as SME for DevOps strategy
• Ansible
• Hands-on CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, internal tools)
• Experience building, optimizing, and managing pipelines
• Cloud experience (environment is AWS and Azure) and ability to drive cloud‑native solutions
• Experience working with vendors (FIS, cloud hosting partners)
• Ability to work in fast‑moving environments with strong communication skills
• Comfort with on‑call / off‑hour participation during releases or major issues

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Nice to Haves:

• Digital 1 or Salesforce experience
• 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

Day to Day:

• Serve as the lead DevOps engineer and subject matter expert for the D1 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
• Work onsite M/W/F for problem solving and alignment
• Coordinate environment readiness, data refreshes, and pipeline stability
• Provide leadership guidance to team members; work with, not for, the team
• Join open bridge calls during major issues or releases as needed
• Help push cloud‑native solutions and accelerate migration efforts