(Remote) DevOps Team Lead

eFinancial

$138K — $178K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Des Plaines, IL
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent DevOps experience.
  • 7+ years in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering with leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated expertise in AWS services and cloud migration.
  • Extensive knowledge of CI/CD tools, preferably Bitbucket Pipelines.
  • Proficient in Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Solid understanding of Atlassian tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Proven track record in incident response and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and management of complex AWS cloud infrastructure initiatives.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Terraform infrastructure as code.
  • Oversee complex production deployments and ensure automation standards.
  • Enhance deployment safety with automation and verifications.
  • Establish technical strategies aligned with organizational goals.
  • Implement a production ownership model for operational excellence.
  • Deliver team commitments aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Lead and mentor engineers, managing performance and career development.
  • Communicate effectively with leadership and author technical documentation.
  • Ensure adherence to enterprise standards and security practices.
  • Advocate for AI-enabled automation to improve operational efficiency.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance at no cost.
  • 401(k) with company match to enhance retirement savings.
  • Accrued PTO and sick time for work-life balance.
  • Performance-based annual bonus program to reward efforts.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of scalable AWS cloud infrastructure, including the team's most complex technical initiatives, while coaching engineers through successful delivery.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines), Terraform infrastructure as code, and internal platform tooling.
  • Accountable for the successful execution of complex production deployments while coaching engineers and ensuring repeatable automation.
  • Improve deployment safety through automation, pre/post-deploy verification, and rollback.
  • Establish the team's technical implementation strategy and continuous improvement roadmap in alignment with enterprise architecture, platform standards, and organizational objectives. Drive enterprise ecosystem improvements through hands-on technical leadership.
  • Implement and continuously improve the team's production ownership model in alignment with organizational operational standards.
  • Deliver team commitments while supporting organizational operational objectives established by the Director.
  • Serve as people leader for the team's engineers, including performance management and goal setting, ongoing feedback, career development, and hiring participation; set and enforce the team's quality standards and review practices.
  • Communicate with leadership and across teams, translating both ways; author and present the team's technical documentation and direction.
  • Enforce enterprise standards, security best practices, and compliance, including the Environment Management agreement and the change and incident/PIR processes.
  • Design, build, and continuously improve the shared engineering platform that enables product teams through automation, IaC, CI/CD, developer tooling self-service capabilities.
  • Evaluate, implement, and promote AI-enabled engineering and operational automation that improves developer productivity, deployment quality, incident response, and platform operations.
Qualifications:
  • B.S. in Computer Engineering or related field, or commensurate real-world DevOps experience.
  • 7+ years in a DevOps role, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering experience, including demonstrated experience leading engineers, owning technical delivery, or managing complex cross-functional technical initiatives.
  • Proven experience with AWS services and cloud migration projects.
  • Extensive experience with CI/CD tools and modern pipeline automation; experience with Bitbucket Pipelines preferred.
  • Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Strong knowledge of Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket).
  • Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Demonstrated experience leading incident response, owning production reliability, mentoring engineers, and setting team technical standards.
Skills:
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities; writes clear documentation and presents technical direction.
  • Sound judgment, weighing decisions at the organizational level for cross-team impact.
  • Self-directed and able to lead unfamiliar or ambiguous technical initiatives with minimal supervision while keeping stakeholders informed and aligned.
  • Willing to learn and adapt to new technologies, leading by example.
Licenses + Certifications:
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (required)
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (preferred)
  • AWS Certified Security Specialty (optional)
  • AWS CloudOps Administrator Associate
Compensation & Benefits:

We believe in taking care of our employees and their families. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Here's a look at what we provide:
  • Salary: $138,000 - $178,000
  • Medical Insurance: Choose from a variety of plans to fit your healthcare needs.
  • Dental Insurance: Coverage for preventive, basic, and major dental services.
  • Employer-Paid Vision: Comprehensive eye care coverage at no cost to you.
  • Employer-Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance: Peace of mind and additional protection.
  • Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance: Financial support in case of illness or injury.
  • 401(k) Plan: Save for your future with a company match to help you grow your retirement savings.
  • PTO and Sick Time accrue each pay period: Take time off when you need it
  • Annual Bonus Program: Performance-based bonus to reward your hard work.

Remote work is not available in the following States:

California, Colorado, Connecticut, and New York.

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