About Lincoln Financial Group
Lincoln Financial Group is a Fortune 200 company with a rich history of empowering Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence. With over 10,000 employees, we provide advice and solutions that help our customers achieve their financial goals. Our company values diversity, inclusion, and community involvement, and we're committed to creating a work environment that fosters growth, learning, and well-being.
Job Summary
We're seeking an experienced Sr. Application Developer/Release Engineer to join our Life New Business Information Technology (NBIT) Team. As a key member of our team, you'll be responsible for coordinating and releasing management activities, creating and maintaining automated CI/CD build and release pipelines using GitLab DevOps, and supporting full automation of CI/CD testing. If you're passionate about DevOps, continuous integration, and delivery, and have a strong background in software development, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and release management activities, including creating and maintaining automated CI/CD build and release pipelines using GitLab DevOps
- Support full automation of CI/CD testing and establish an automated DevOps release management pipeline (e.g., build, staging, testing, deployment)
- Collaborate with internal development and QA teams to ensure end-to-end quality and adherence to Lincoln's Change Governance processes
- Support day-to-day deployment activities for both production and non-production environments in on-premises and cloud
- Troubleshoot issues along the CI/CD pipelines and assist with QA testing activities as needed
- Support deployment DDL and DML deployments for Oracle and Postgresql, and assist with adoption and implementation of Liquibase
- Validate and verify application resources after every deployment and assist with security validation tasks in on-premise and cloud environments
Requirements
Essential Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in release management activities, understanding of deployment environments, including planning and scheduling of releases
- 5+ years of experience working with multiple repositories, branches, and creating external pull requests to merge code with respective Master Branches
- 5+ years of experience creating pipelines for multiple repos and building applications across pipelines and creating artifacts
- 5+ years of experience integrating security scanning into DevOps Pipeline
- Experience in integrating test automation into DevOps pipeline
- Solid understanding of DevOps processes and best practices
- Ability to effectively handle multiple responsibilities and priorities and manage time in a fast-paced and sometimes pressured environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Knowledge of source control (Git, TFVC, or similar)
- Knowledge of Liquibase deployment patterns
- Knowledge of network operating systems, software, and client-server hardware systems, and the ability to maintain them in a production environment
What We Offer
Compensation and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary range of $102,301 - $184,500 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. Our total rewards package includes:
- A leadership team that prioritizes your health and well-being
- Remote work environment and flexible work hybrid situations
- Effective productivity/technology tools and training
- PTO/parental leave
- Free financial counseling, health coaching, and employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance program
- Annual Incentive Program (discretionary and based on performance)
- Long-term incentives and sales incentives
- Standard benefits package
Career Growth and Learning
We invest in our employees' futures through:
- A clearly defined career framework to help you successfully manage your career
- Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
Why Work with Us?
At Lincoln Financial Group, we're committed to creating a work environment that fosters growth, learning, and well-being. We value diversity, inclusion, and community involvement, and we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our company culture is built on:
- Diversity and inclusion
- Community involvement
- Employee well-being
- Career growth and development
How to Apply
If you're passionate about DevOps, continuous integration, and delivery, and have a strong background in software development, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your application today, and don't worry if you don't meet every single requirement – we value a great attitude and a willingness to learn above all.
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