Senior DevOps Director: Azure Cloud & FinOps

Trimont; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Trimont is hiring a Director, Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and mature our DevOps and cloud engineering capabilities within a rapidly expanding financial services environment.

You will partner with technology engineering and business stakeholders, drive automation, and ensure secure, scalable platforms. The role emphasizes Azure expertise, cost management, and governance in a high-demand setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in DevOps, cloud automation, or infrastructure roles.
• Experience supporting financial services or other regulated industries.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.
• Proficient with GitHub, Jira, and modern DevOps toolsets.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Effective communicator, able to bridge technical and business perspectives.
• Outcome-oriented, with a focus on reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Containerization.

Responsibilities

• Operate as part of a high-performing DevOps team.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Improve upon existing DevOps frameworks, standards, and best practices aligned with enterprise and financial services requirements.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and automated testing; supporting governance to balance speed, control, and compliance.
• Lead architecture and operations of secure, scalable, and resilient Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure for critical financial workloads.
• Partner with security and risk teams to ensure regulatory and compliance alignment.
• Operate and optimize DevOps toolchain (e.g., GitHub, Jira); enhance developer productivity through automation and standardized workflows.
• Implement and enhance observability, monitoring, and incident response practices.
• Support cloud financial management (FinOps) practices; drive cost transparency, forecasting, and optimization.
• Coordinate cross-team release planning and execution.
• Collaborate with internal teams and third‑party vendors to align priorities and ensure accountability.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud automation

Stakeholder engagement

Effective communication

Regulated industries experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technology or Information Systems

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Docker

Azure Container Apps

Azure

Job description

Trimont is hiring a Director, Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and mature our DevOps and cloud engineering capabilities within a rapidly expanding financial services environment.

You will partner with technology engineering and business stakeholders, drive automation, and ensure secure, scalable platforms. The role emphasizes Azure expertise, cost management, and governance in a high-demand setting.