Staff Engineer II - Senior DevOps Engineer

Western Alliance Bancorporation
dental insurance, tuition assistance, 401(k)
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Jul 02, 2025
Job Title: Staff Engineer II - Senior DevOps Engineer Location: Block 23 What you'll do: The Senior DevOps Engineer is accountable for capability engineering & support for tooling and processes that support Application Development, Testing, & Build/Deploy (CI/CD) capabilities. As a Senior DevOps Engineer for this domain, you are responsible for advancing the capability roadmap to develop platforms & services that application teams can consume & onboard on to enable automation, robust testing, & a 'shift left' security mentality as it relates to developing, testing, & deploying application code as well as infrastructure as code pipelines to ensure solutions are safe, secure, compliant and reliable. You'll identify, develop and support application team needs, as well as taking on responsibilities supporting the DevOps backlog tasks. This role will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture & the Application Teams to understand needs across the enterprise, as well as evangelize the use of CI/CD pipelines & automation in Software Development Lifecycle processes. This role requires a technical understanding in the areas of: DevOps platforms, CI/CD pipelines and integrations, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Atlassian Confluence/Jira, Power BI, development frameworks, and configuring and deploying software across multiple environments. You'll develop effective presentations and narratives for teams. Additionally, strong strategic & critical thinking skills as well as communication and collaboration skills are required to develop relationships with multiple delivery teams, business partners, and IT leadership. Responsible for defining, implementing, & supporting a target state architecture of DevOps platform tooling that supports multiple delivery teams across multiple development stacks. Works with Cloud Architecture and Solution Delivery teams to develop strategy and plan for application and pipeline modernization with a "cloud first" mentality. Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system configurations and procedures while also ensuring compliance with IT policies, procedures, and industry standards. Develop desktop procedures when needed that others follow. Works with Enterprise Architecture, QA, & Security teams to analyze new and emerging trends in DevOps and Development Architecture to ensure standards remain current and relevant. Guide internal application teams on standards and best practices to streamline their development processes in the evolving DevOps/Cloud technologies. Administer cloud-based Azure DevOps Services, Atlassian Cloud, and other DevOps tooling. Utilize PowerBI to create dashboards and reports for monitoring DevOps and QA metrics. Guide and mentor team members on DevOps best practices and standards. Identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to optimize development and deployment processes. What you'll need: 7+ years of related IT experience, with 3+ years in application development with experience building & managing automation using DevOps / DevSecOps platforms & tooling. Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, system analysis or a related study. Demonstrated experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, and/or Jenkins administration. Experience in designing & implementing modern continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) pipelines that include YAML, security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA), containerized deployments, and automated testing capabilities (unit tests, regression tests, etc.). Proficiency in Git including branching strategies and pull request best practices. Demonstrated experience in any of the following technologies: Python, FastAPI, Typescript, Node.js, Angular, React, Java, and .Net. Proficiency in PowerBI for data visualization and reporting. Strong written and verbal communication skills that can develop content for & communicate with Application Development & Infrastructure Engineering teams. Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices. Advanced proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously. Additional experience with pipeline development and leveraging Azure DevOps while working on multiple projects simultaneously. Expertise in resolving conflicts and addressing challenges, as well as skilled at identifying and mitigating risks at the project level. Proficient in governance patterns tied to intake, technical reviews and architectural compliance. Experience in the following tools and technologies: SonarQube, Invicti, Github Advanced Security, LucidChart, Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes preferred. Certification in relevant Technologies (e.g., Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert) preferred. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking industry preferred. Previous leadership experience preferred. Benefits you'll love: We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career! About the company: Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. 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