Lead DevOps Engineer (LaunchDarkly & CI/CD Automation)
Job Summary We are seeking a Lead DevOps Developer to drive a large-scale CI/CD modernization program, lead LaunchDarkly feature-flag governance, and help consolidate engineering workflows across multiple teams. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on automation skills, and the ability to influence senior engineering stakeholders. Key Responsibilities • Build a fully touchless CI/CD pipeline from code commit to production. • Consolidate repositories into GitHub and establish standardized branching and workflow governance. • Implement enterprise-grade feature flag governance using LaunchDarkly. • Develop automated quality gates, smoke/regression testing, canary releases, and observability integrations. • Own the rollout and adoption of LaunchDarkly across ~150 developers. • Conduct training workshops, best-practice sessions, and onboarding for engineering teams. • Design patterns for progressive delivery, safe release strategies, and experimentation frameworks. • Navigate organizational resistance and influence senior developers and architects. • Migrate existing services into the modernized GitHub + CI/CD architecture. • Partner with DevOps, QA, and engineering leadership to support unified delivery processes. Required Qualifications • 7+ years of DevOps, platform engineering, or CI/CD automation experience. • Proven experience implementing LaunchDarkly or similar feature flag platforms (Split, Unleash). • Strong understanding of progressive delivery concepts: canary, percentage rollout, kill switches, governance. • Hands-on experience with GitHub, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar CI/CD tools. • Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, Groovy). • Deep understanding of SDLC, release governance, software engineering processes. • Experience working across multiple engineering teams and driving technical adoption. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence resistant stakeholders. We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.” Job Type: Contract Pay: $46.11 - $53.49 per hour Expected hours: 40 per week Application Question(s): • Have you implemented LaunchDarkly in a production environment? • How many years of hands-on experience do you have working with feature flags or progressive delivery (LaunchDarkly, Split, Unleash, etc.)? Work Location: Remote Apply tot his job