Lead AWS DevOps Engineer & Deployment Coordinator

Northern Trust • Chicago, IL

1d • $137,400 - $233,600 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced onshore full-time Lead AWS DevOps Engineer / Deployment Coordinator to own the DevOps architecture, guide deployment strategy, and partner closely with engineering, security, and operations teams. This role is expected to provide hands-on technical leadership while working effectively with the broader team to ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient application delivery, production stability, and well-governed release management.

Requirements

• Strong AWS solution architecture knowledge with hands-on cloud implementation experience.
• Proven experience with Terraform (HCL) for infrastructure provisioning.
• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD for pipeline creation and management.
• Strong expertise in deployment practices, including CI/CD and ServiceNow-based release processes.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity tools and practices, including DAST, SAST, SCA, penetration testing, and Sonar or equivalent code quality tools.
• Solid experience in ITSM Change Management processes.
• Proven ability to handle incident management, RCA, and production support activities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to deep dive into complex production issues.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical architecture discussions, make sound design decisions, and own end-to-end DevOps solutions.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team collaboration skills; able to work well with cross-functional teams and influence outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with GitHub Actions is a plus; as we migrate off the current platform, experience across both GitLab CI/CD and GitHub Actions will be highly valuable.
• Experience operating in regulated or enterprise-scale environments.
• Prior role involving release coordination or deployment ownership.
• Exposure to Agile / DevSecOps operating models.

Responsibilities

• Own the DevOps and deployment architecture for the platform, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team, driving best practices across cloud engineering, automation, release management, and operational support.
• Partner effectively with development, security, QA, and operations teams to translate business and engineering needs into practical architecture and delivery plans.
• Act as a lead resource who can work independently, influence decisions, and bring teams into alignment on tooling, processes, and technical direction.
• Design, implement, and support AWS-based architectures, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
• Act as a technical owner for DevOps practices, supporting end-to-end build, deployment, and release workflows.
• Collaborate with application teams on cloud adoption, architecture reviews, and operational best practices.
• Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, aligned with enterprise standards.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform (HCL) for AWS resources.
• Coordinate and execute application deployments across environments, ensuring minimal downtime and controlled rollouts.
• Contribute to pipeline modernization efforts and support transition planning where experience across multiple CI/CD platforms adds value.
• Enforce cybersecurity policies and controls throughout the SDLC and deployment lifecycle.
• Integrate and manage security tools including DAST, SAST, SCA, penetration testing tools, and Sonar.
• Perform risk assessments for production releases and infrastructure changes, ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Own and coordinate deployment activities leveraging CI/CD pipelines and ServiceNow.
• Ensure all deployments follow ITSM and Change Management practices, including approvals, documentation, and rollback strategies.
• Partner with stakeholders to plan releases across business and technical timelines.
• Provide leadership during production incidents, ensuring timely triage, communication, and resolution.
• Perform deep-dive root cause analysis (RCA) for production issues and drive preventive actions.
• Support Incident Management practices, ensuring SLAs, escalation procedures, and post-incident reviews are adhered to.

Benefits

• retirement benefits (401k and pension)
• health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
• paid time off
• parental and caregiver leave
• life & accident insurance
• other voluntary and well-being benefits
• discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed