Lead DevOps Engineer role at Elavon Europe (a U.S. Bank subsidiary) with a focus on improving developer experience and productivity by building scalable, secure, and developer-friendly infrastructure and tooling.

You will work with engineering teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines, enhance observability, and create self-service platforms that empower developers to ship code faster and more reliably.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of internal developer platforms and tools that improve the software development lifecycle.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab, ensuring fast, reliable, and secure deployments.
• Manage Kubernetes-based environments, including Helm chart development and deployment automation.
• Design and operate ingress and service mesh solutions using Traefik and Istio to support scalable microservices.
• Collaborate with developers to improve local development environments, testing workflows, and deployment feedback loops.
• Drive observability initiatives using Grafana, ELK Stack, and New Relic to provide actionable insights to developers.
• Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, focusing on automation, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Maintain and optimize artifact repositories like Nexus, Artifactory or similar.
• Champion DevEx best practices and mentor engineers on DevOps principles and tooling.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and developer empowerment.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Developer Productivity roles.
• Strong experience with Java development environments, including build tools like Maven or Gradle.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, GitLab, Traefik, and Istio.
• Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure and services. Proven experience improving developer workflows and reducing friction in the SDLC.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools: Grafana, ELK, New Relic.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, CrossPlane).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a developer-first mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building internal developer portals or platform-as-a-product initiatives.
• AWS certifications or equivalent cloud expertise.
• Familiarity with GitOps practices and tools (e.g., ArgoCD).
• Experience in high-scale, microservices-based environments.

Location

The role offers a hybrid / flexible schedule, with an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for other days.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

We offer a fast-paced, diverse working environment with employees of various nationalities. We provide benefits to help protect your health and financial security, and we invest in your career growth with development resources to help you grow.

Posting notes

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology