Lead DevOps Engineer

Overview

At the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, employees come first - that's why we offer a highly competitive compensation and bonus package, and access to a comprehensive benefits program designed to meet the needs of our employees.

• Collaborative, in-office operating model
• Retirement program (401k and Pension)
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Competitive PTO plan
• 11 paid holidays per year

Our mission at FHLBank Chicago:
To partner with our members in Illinois and Wisconsin to provide them competitively priced funding, a reasonable return on their investment, and support for their community investment activities.

Simply said, we're a bank for banks and other financial institutions, focused on being a strategic partner for our members and working together to reinvest in our communities, from urban centers to rural areas. Created by Congress in 1932, FHLBank Chicago is one of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, government sponsored in support of mortgage lending and community investment.

At FHLBank Chicago, we bring people together. We are committed to a high performing, engaged workforce, and to supporting the communities we serve across Illinois and Wisconsin. Our Buddy Program pairs new hires with tenured employees to guide their onboarding. Our professional development and training opportunities through upskilling, mentorship programs, and tuition reimbursement allow employees to grow their career with us.

Our collaborative, in-office operating model brings teams together to foster innovation, connection, and shared success. To support balance and flexibility, employees are provided an allocation of remote days to use as needed throughout the year.

The Lead Dev Ops Engineer serves as a leader and hands-on technical expert, driving the implementation and scaling of Dev Sec Ops  practices across the Bank's technology landscape. This role partners closely with IT Delivery Teams to ensure that code, services, and products transition seamlessly from development through deployment and into production.

In addition to deep technical expertise in automation, scripting, and continuous integration, the Lead Dev Ops Engineer is responsible for building out the necessary processes, frameworks, and tools to support enterprise-wide Dev Sec Ops  adoption. This includes designing scalable CI/CD pipelines, embedding security into every phase of the software development lifecycle, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership in guiding cross-functional teams-including development, infrastructure, security, and architecture-toward modern engineering practices. They will proactively identify opportunities for innovation, standardization, and automation, while mentoring teams and championing the adoption of Dev Sec Ops  principles.

• Enhancing Automation and Efficiency: The Lead Dev Ops Engineer will significantly improve the bank's software development lifecycle by implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure provisioning, and ensuring seamless integration and deployment, thereby enhancing overall efficiency, and reducing time-to-market for new features and services.
• Strengthening Security and Compliance: By implementing security best practices and ensuring compliance with performance, security, availability, and recoverability standards, the Lead Dev Ops Engineer will play a crucial role in safeguarding the bank's IT infrastructure and maintaining the integrity of its operations.
• Fostering Innovation and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  The Lead Dev Ops Engineer will drive the adoption of Dev Sec Ops  culture and capabilities across Agile product delivery teams, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with various teams to design and deploy innovative solutions, ultimately contributing to the bank's technological advancement and competitive edge.

• Set up CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployment of resources to Cloud environments, all at medium to high level of complexity
• This role is very strategic in nature with a focus on scaling Dev Ops practices within an enterprise.
• Supervise design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance.
• Proactively identifies system and process risks and recommend/implement process improvements
• Develop, implement, and support test automation for continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• Identify and develop metrics and dashboards to monitor adoption and maturity of Dev Sec Ops  practice for the Bank.
• Expertise in conterization (Docker and Podman) and orchestration via AWS Elastic Kubernetes Services (EKS).
• Develop, manage and mature the Bank's software development life-cycle (SDLC) ensuring…