Lead DevOps Engineer

Senior Lead Dev Ops Engineer (Contract) - Job#5855

Location:

Richmond, Virginia - Onsite 4+ days

The Lead Dev Ops Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the enterprise Dev Ops ecosystem across secure, cloud‑based, and hybrid environments. This role partners closely with Application Development, Infrastructure, Security, Data, and SRE teams to deliver highly scalable, secure, and reliable technology solutions. The position requires deep hands‑on engineering experience, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to lead complex enterprise initiatives.

Dev Ops Architecture & Engineering

• Design, architect, and deploy new application components, infrastructure, and Dev Ops frameworks.
• Implement and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments.
• Optimize existing deployment pipelines and introduce new automation technologies to improve quality, speed, and reliability.
• Build and maintain AWS environments using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Support and troubleshoot complex build, release, and infrastructure issues across production environments.
• Write configuration and automation scripts (YAML, JSON, etc.) to streamline workflows and eliminate manual processes.
• Design and deploy cloud‑based solutions for client‑facing applications as they migrate to AWS.

• Maintain and enhance build/deployment processes for all products.
• Develop integrations and plugins for security tools within CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage configuration/build management, containerization, and deployment tools including Git Lab, Azure Dev Ops, Docker, Kubernetes, XLDeploy/XLRelease, Nexus/Artifactory, and others.
• Actively monitor, administer, and improve cloud‑hosted applications.
• Evaluate new Dev Ops tools, technologies, and processes to support scalability and modernization.

• Collaborate with Developers, QA, Product Owners, and other technical teams to define and enforce Dev Ops best practices.
• Coach developers on techniques for building scalable, cloud‑ready applications.
• Conduct periodic spot checks with product teams to accelerate delivery and improve product quality.
• Participate in engineering design sessions, deployment planning, and architectural reviews.
• Work horizontally across IT—including infrastructure, networking, security, and data management—to ensure smooth integration and delivery.
• Lead build and deploy activities across QA and production environments.

• Implement and maintain security controls aligned with organizational policies.
• Prepare, analyze, and remediate vulnerabilities using tools such as Fortify, Sonar Qube, Sona Type Nexus/Lifecycle.
• Manage secrets using AWS Secrets Manager, Parameter Store, and Hashi Corp Vault.
• Support data security, governance standards, and secure cloud operations.

• Contribute to product system architecture, design, development, and deployment strategies.
• Research and recommend integration/deployment technologies aligned with engineering investment roadmaps.
• Lead innovation and selection of new technologies in support of enterprise integration engineering initiatives.
• Serve as a technical expert for high‑priority and business‑critical Dev Ops and integration projects.

• 7+ years delivering technology solutions in a Dev Ops architectural or senior engineering capacity with hands‑on experience building and integrating complex, multi‑functional components.
• 5+ years leading or managing technical projects across multiple work streams.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with CI/CD, build/release management, and containerization using tools such as Git Lab, Azure Dev Ops, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services.
• Expertise supporting build and deployment into IIS, AWS EC2, Lambda, Fargate, ECS and/or EKS.
• Strong knowledge of Git, source control administration, repository managers (Nexus or Artifactory), and artifact management.
• Experience integrating Java, JavaScript/Node.js, and .NET technology stacks with enterprise build and release pipelines.
• Proficiency with secure Windows and RHEL…