Enterprise DevOps Lead: Cloud, CI/CD & Automation

LPL Financial

Charlotte (NC)

On-site

USD 119,000 - 198,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

LPL Financial seeks an AVP Tech, DevOps Engineer to lead the Enterprise DevSecOps Engineering team in Charlotte, NC. You will drive initiatives to improve developer experience, delivery velocity, quality, and security across cloud and CI/CD ecosystems, partnering with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, and Release Management.

The role requires 8+ years in SDLC, 5+ years AWS, 2+ years Kubernetes/OpenShift, and strong leadership.

Qualifications

8+ years of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) experience across multiple technology disciplines, including at least 5 years of hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise CI/CD solutions.
5+ years of hands‑on experience automating, deploying, and managing cloud‑based applications and infrastructure in AWS.
2+ years of experience working with container orchestration platforms such as Amazon EKS or Red Hat OpenShift.
1+ year of hands‑on experience implementing and supporting feature flag strategies and Blue‑Green deployment architectures in enterprise environments.
Experience across DevOps lifecycle domains including Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Container Orchestration, Configuration Management, Infrastructure Automation, Monitoring and Observability, and Security and Compliance.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering initiatives that improve developer experience and accelerate software delivery across the enterprise.
Drive operational excellence for connected services supporting continuous 24x7x365 operations.
Gather technical requirements from business and technology stakeholders and develop enterprise CI/CD strategies and objectives.
Provide technical leadership and establish standards that align engineering outcomes with business priorities.
Partner with engineering leadership to define, promote, and scale DevOps practices across product engineering teams.
Develop multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with business and technology objectives.
Establish deployment standards, reusable interfaces, and automation frameworks for enterprise adoption.
Evaluate industry trends and continuously improve deployment processes, tooling, and engineering practices.
Use data-driven approaches to understand user needs and prioritize platform enhancements.
Develop a deep understanding of business capabilities, technology domains, and end-to-end dependencies.
Drive innovation and automation that improve developer productivity and platform capabilities.
Participate in strategic planning activities to achieve technical and business objectives.
Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, Quality Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Change & Release Management teams to deliver scalable technical solutions and prioritized roadmaps.