Alternate Locations: Greensboro, NC (North Carolina); Charlotte, NC (North Carolina); Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana); Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania)

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid : Employee will work 3 days a week in a Lincoln office

Relocation assistance: is not available for this opportunity.

Requisition #: 76884

The Role at a Glance

The Sr. Lead, DevOps Platforms & Engineering is a senior-level individual contributor and architect reporting to the AVP, DevOps Platforms & Engineering. The role provides technical leadership and architecture across all functions in DevOps Platforms & Engineering: DevOps Platforms, DevOps Engineering, Advanced Testing, and Performance Engineering.

The role combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with end-to-end SDLC architecture, cross-functional design, technical strategy, modernization leadership, and resolution of complex enterprise challenges. The technology portfolio spans source control and CI/CD; software supply chain and code quality; release and deployment automation; configuration management and infrastructure as code; managed file transfer; observability; developer experience; test automation and service virtualization; performance engineering; and emerging AI-assisted engineering and AgentOps capabilities.

The Sr. Lead connects the platform and engineering functions into one coherent architecture, so that platforms, Ent-CI templates, SDLC standards, test automation, and performance engineering work together as a single delivery capability for App Dev. The role establishes engineering patterns and standards, leads high-impact cross-functional initiatives, evaluates strategic technology options, and provides technical recommendations to leadership and technical governance to engineering teams. The role does not include direct people-management responsibilities and is expected to remain actively engaged in engineering, implementation, troubleshooting, automation, and complex production problem resolution.

Platform & Capability Scope

DevOps Platforms: GitLab and Pipeline Automation (Ent-CI); JFrog Artifactory, Curation, and Xray; SonarQube; XL Deploy and XL Release; Puppet, Ansible, and OpenVox; MOVEit; and the on-premises components of New Relic and Nagios.
DevOps Engineering: Enterprise CI/CD templates (Ent-CI), SDLC standards, pipeline integration of security and application development tools, Release Management and Automation, and Postman Enterprise.
Advanced Testing: Test automation and service virtualization using Quantum (Selenium), Playwright, Parasoft, Perfecto, ALM, and Flynet for mainframe test automation.
Performance Engineering: The in-house JMeter performance testing framework and platform, centralized and federated performance testing models, and performance testing standards.

What you'll be doing

End-to-End SDLC Architecture. Own the DevOps toolchain and engineering services architecture as one system, from source control and CI/CD through artifact management, code quality, security scanning, testing, release, and deployment. Keep the target-state architecture current.
Hands-on Engineering. Design and support complex solutions across all four functions. Stay hands-on with implementation, upgrades, migrations, troubleshooting, performance optimization, automation, and production support as needed.
Cross-Functional Technical Direction. Define engineering patterns, reference pipelines and designs, and the standards behind Ent-CI templates and SDLC practices. Lead design for complex, high-risk, or enterprise-wide initiatives.
Quality & Test Architecture. Set direction for test automation and service virtualization frameworks and their pipeline integration, including quality gates, shift-left testing, and mainframe test automation.
Performance Engineering Architecture. Guide the in-house JMeter platform, centralized and federated testing models, pipeline integration, and performance testing standards for App Dev.
Strategic Modernization & Automation. Lead tool consolidation, legacy retirement, and the shift to pipeline-based deployment. Advance infrastructure as code, blue/green upgrades, APIs, orchestration, observability, and self-service that replaces ticket-driven processes.
Software Supply Chain, Security & Resiliency. Define supply chain controls (Xray, Curation, SonarQube), security tool integration, access and credential management, certificates, vulnerability management, audit evidence, and platform availability and recovery.
AI-Assisted Engineering & Innovation. Lead evaluation and adoption of AI-assisted engineering across the toolchain, testing, and performance. Build AI-assisted internal tooling and partner with AIDA and enterprise AI teams on MCP / A2A and AgentOps patterns.
Architecture Governance. Lead architecture and design reviews, document decisions, and represent the AVP in enterprise architecture and governance forums as needed.
Complex Problem Resolution. Serve as a senior escalation point for systemic incidents across pipelines, platforms, test environments, infrastructure, cloud, networking, identity, certificates, and security tooling.
Organizational Technical Leadership. Act as a technical authority and mentor across all four functions, build trained backups on critical platforms, and align with ET&O, App Dev, AIDA, Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Application & Integration Platforms, and Data Platform Services.
Strategy & Partnership. Shape multi-year toolchain roadmaps, communicate risks, alternatives, and recommendations to leadership, and provide input on vendor evaluations, renewals, and total cost of ownership.
Decision Authority. Help set technical standards and architecture direction. Operational priorities, staffing, financials, and service accountability remain with the AVP; day-to-day platform operations remain with the Director, DevOps Platforms.

What we’re looking for

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Typically 12 or more years of progressive experience in DevOps, platform engineering, release engineering, software engineering, test engineering, or related technology engineering, including significant time in an architect or senior technical lead role.
Expert-level experience in one or more DevOps disciplines (CI/CD, software supply chain and artifact management, configuration management and infrastructure as code, or release automation) with working depth in test automation and performance engineering.
Extensive hands-on experience engineering and supporting business-critical production platforms such as GitLab, JFrog Artifactory and Xray, SonarQube, Puppet or Ansible, and XL Deploy or XL Release, ideally in self-hosted environments.
Practical experience with test automation frameworks (such as Selenium or Playwright), service virtualization, and performance testing tools (such as JMeter), and with integrating them into CI/CD pipelines.
Demonstrated success architecting and leading complex cross-functional or enterprise-level technical initiatives.
Advanced experience with automation, scripting, APIs, infrastructure as code, configuration management, and pipeline orchestration, along with working knowledge of AWS and Linux and Windows environments.
Hands-on experience applying AI-assisted engineering tools and practices to software delivery, testing, or platform operations.
Experience working in a regulated environment, preferably insurance or financial services, with security, audit, and change control requirements.
Ability to establish standards, influence technology direction, and communicate complex recommendations to leadership.

Application Deadline

Applications for this position will be accepted through January 31, 2027 subject to earlier closure due to applicant volume.

What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.

What’s in it for you:

Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
PTO/parental leave
Competitive 401K and employee benefits
Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
Tuition assistance program
Work arrangements that work for you
Effective productivity/technology tools and training

The pay range for this position is $135,375 - $216,600 with anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law. Pay is based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.

About The Company

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) helps people to confidently plan for their version of a successful future. We focus on identifying a clear path to financial security, with products including annuities, life insurance, group protection, and retirement plan services.

With our 120-year track record of expertise and integrity, millions of customers trust our solutions and service to help put their goals in reach.

Lincoln Financial Distributors, a broker-dealer, is the wholesale distribution organization of Lincoln Financial. Lincoln Financial is the marketing name for Lincoln Financial Corporation and its affiliates including The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, IN, and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Syracuse, NY. Lincoln Financial affiliates, their distributors, and their respective employees, representatives and/or insurance agents do not provide tax, accounting or legal advice.

Lincoln is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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Additional Information

This position may be subject to Lincoln’s Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincoln’s current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Lincoln Financial are considered property of Lincoln Financial and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

Lincoln Financial ("Lincoln" or "the Company") is an Equal Opportunity employer and, as such, is committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or disability. Opportunities throughout Lincoln are available to employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of job qualifications. If you are a person with a disability that impedes your ability to express your interest for a position through our online application process, or require TTY/TDD assistance, contact us by calling (866) 922-6543.

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