Lead DevOps Engineer

$175000 - $225000 Lead DevOps Engineer A global leader in credit intelligence, data, and analytics is seeking a growth-minded Lead DevOps Engineer to join their team to help drive business and culture. This full-time role is a remote or hybrid opportunity, with their Chicago office located downtown. As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will drive the strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement of DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure. Leading a team of DevOps engineers, you will partner closely with software developers, data engineers, SREs, security, and IT teams to automate processes, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of technology platforms. Required Skills & Experience + 7+ years of experience in a DevOps position, with 2+ years in a leadership role + Deep expertise in cloud platforms and services (EC2, S3, RDS, A/ELB, EBS, VPC, Route53) + Experience troubleshooting incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and documenting findings + Solid understanding of database management, configuration, and troubleshooting + Expertise in security best practices and implementing effective security controls Desired Skills & Experience + Familiarity working in AWS cloud environment and optimization abilities in regard to scaling, performance, and cost-effectiveness What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown + Clusters/containerization: Kubernetes, Docker + IaC: Terraform, SaltStack + CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions +…