Job Title: Lead Engineer - Development Ops

Job Summary:

The Lead Engineer collaborates closely with architects on the team to engineer and implement solutions aligned with defined architectural designs. They play a key role in supporting and improving continuous integration (CI) pipelines and developer tooling. This role partners with development, release management, and SRE teams to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable CI/CD capabilities that support business needs and improve developer productivity.

The successful candidate brings experience with CI tools such as Harness, artifact management with JFrog Artifactory, containerization, and Kubernetes. They have strong critical thinking and scripting skills, with the ability to automate processes and improve reliability and security.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using Harness
Engineer solutions aligned with architectural designs
Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based environments and deployments using Helm
Ensure CI/CD pipelines and artifacts meet security and compliance requirements
Manage and improve base image creation and patching processes
Optimize artifact management using Artifactory and JFrog CLI
Learn, adopt, and align with OneDev, TransUnion's internal platform, to support standardized CI/CD practices and improve developer productivity
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in CI/CD pipelines, builds, and supporting systems
Support pipelines and builds across lower environments (DevLab), including QA and pre-production stages
Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and code reviews within the team
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in automation, tooling, and processes
Work within a SAFe Agile delivery model, participating in sprint planning, story refinement and estimation, daily stand-ups, and quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning

Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in DevOps, CI/CD engineering, platform engineering, or a related field
Strong hands-on experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines (Harness preferred; Jenkins or similar acceptable)
Experience with containerized environments, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or OpenTofu
Experience with artifact management using JFrog Artifactory
Proficiency in scripting or programming (e.g., Python, Bash, Ansible)
Strong experience with Git-based version control systems, including branching strategies and pull request workflows

Personal Attributes:

Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Effective communication and collaboration across teams
Ability to take ownership of technical solutions and drive them through implementation
Strong attention to detail and organization
Proactive approach to identifying issues and improving processes, tools, and workflows

Why This Role Matters:

This role supports the stability, efficiency, and security of CI pipelines and build systems used across the organization. The Lead Engineer ensures development teams have reliable tools and workflows to build and deliver high-quality software.

DevOps Lead Engineer