Devops Lead

Role: Devops Lead Location: Bloomington, IL( Remote) Rate: $60-62/he on W2. Candidates with backgrounds such as: DevOps Coach DevOps Transformation Consultant Platform Enablement Engineer DevOps Lead Value Stream Coach Agile/DevOps Consultant Required Skills Top 3 Skills (Per Hiring Manager) Pipeline Analysis & Bottleneck Identification Value stream mapping Process optimization Throughput improvement Advanced GitLab Experience CI/CD pipelines GitLab coaching and enablement Pipeline optimization Shift-Left Testing / Quality Practices BDD TDD Test automation and quality improvements Additional Skills GitHub knowledge Azure experience CI/CD troubleshooting DevOps transformation experience Strong communication and stakeholder management Key Skills and Experience Needed 7+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering, software engineering, infrastructure engineering, site reliability engineering, or a related field. Strong hands-on experience with GitLab, GitHub and CI/CD. Strong understanding of Git, modern source control practices, merge requests, branching strategies, approvals, and protected branches. Experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines. Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, including secure SDLC, shift-left security, security automation, continuous compliance, separation of duties, and software supply chain security. Experience incorporating automated security and quality controls into pipelines. Experience analyzing security scanning results and guiding remediation. Experience supporting applications deployed in both cloud and on-premises environments. Working knowledge of containerization, Docker, artifact management, and secure container practices. Experience with enterprise governance, change management, compliance, audit evidence, and control implementation. Strong communication, coaching, facilitation, and documentation skills. Ability to explain complex technical and security topics to engineers, architects, managers, auditors, and business stakeholders. Experience with Azure Container Registry, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar platforms. Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection, container scanning, dependency scanning, or infrastructure-as-code scanning. Experience with Rally, ServiceNow, Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar enterprise delivery and monitoring tools. Familiarity with GitHub workflows and GitHub Advanced Security concepts. Ability to Coach on DevSecOps theories and help team implement or change practices based on findings Preferred Experience Experience mentoring engineers, leading technical enablement, or supporting communities of practice. Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Bicep, ARM templates, or Ansible. Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and responsible use of AI in software delivery. Strong Client Azure knowledge, including cloud-based application delivery and secure deployment patterns.