Lead DevOps Engineer

Job Description What You'll Do - Own end-to-end GitLab CI/CD pipeline design and operationsbuild, test, security scans, artifacting, environment promotion, and release automationaligned to APL's SDLC standards and environments (ATX/HOX for automation, DTQA, IVV, CERT, PROD). - Implement and evolve safe deployment practices (e.g., fully automated pipelines, blue/green or sharded deployments) to reduce risk and enable frequent, reliable releases. - Partner with Tech Ops/Networking to configure and secure runner connectivity (tags, protected runners, firewall rules) for deployments to AIX subnets and target hosts, ensuring compliant SSH key management and protected variables. - Build and maintain deployment automation and configuration management for AIX-hosted Dyalog APL services and related Linux/Windows components, with clear runbooks and rollback strategies. - Integrate quality gates into pipelines, including static analysis, unit/integration/E2E tests, and semantic release notes, in alignment with APL's automation direction. - Improve observability and operational readiness (logging, metrics, tracing) and align with our modernization emphasis on enterprise observability as part of platform advancement. - Champion standards from APL Fundamentals (configuration in GitLab, continuous verification, environment strategy) and Architecture Principles (automation-first, CI/CD per module, testing in pipelines). - Troubleshoot and remediate pipeline, runner, and environment issues; drive root-cause analysis; and proactively harden delivery systems over time. - Mentor engineers and partner teams to adopt best practices in pipeline design, test automation, and release management across APL's codebases and environments. What You Bring - 5+ years in DevOps or Platform Engineering with production-grade CI/CD for multi-repo environments (GitLab preferred), including runner orchestration, tags, protected branches/variables, and pipeline security controls. - Strong Linux/Unix administration; AIX experience or appetite to learn is a plus given APL's runtime landscape. - Proficiency automating build/deploy operations with Bash/Python or PowerShell and infrastructure scripting (e.g., SSH, packaging, artifact management). - Practical experience integrating security and quality gates in pipelines (e.g., static analysis, linting, unit/integration testing, E2E), and releasing with semantic versioning and changelogs. - Familiarity with end-to-end test frameworks such as Playwright and integration frameworks such as Reqnroll and their execution within CI/CD. - Knowledge of environment promotion patterns (DTQA IVV CERT PROD), release orchestration, and rollbacks in enterprise settings. - Excellent collaboration with Tech Ops/Networking and product engineering teams; strong documentation and runbook discipline. Nice to Have - Exposure to Dyalog APL and/or legacy modernization patterns (refactoring for testability, reliability, and performance). - Experience with blue/green or sharded deployment strategies at scale in regulated or mission-critical domains. - Observability tooling and practices for logs/metrics/traces. - Familiarity with wealth management and managed accounts workflows (models, rebalancing, post-trade ops). How We Work In APL (What To Expect) - CI/CD and quality are strategic levers: pipelines include linting, security scanning, multi-level testing, semantic releases, and automated environment promotion. - Configuration and client configurations are managed in GitLab, and teams aim for fully automated and safe deployments (blue/green or sharded). - Networking and runner strategy matter: we collaborate with Tech Ops to ensure GitLab runners can securely reach AIX subnets and target hosts with the right firewall and key configurations. - We are scaling full-stack CI/CD in APL Fundamentals, building shared capabilities for DevOps, performance, and resilience across APL teams.