Technical Program Lead – DevSecOps & CI/CD Modernization

Job Title: Technical Program Lead – DevSecOps & CI/CD Modernization

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Duration :12 Months

Project Manager- Complex Program      

"Experience: 6–10 years (preferred)

Project: Enterprise CI/CD Modernization

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on Technical Program Lead to drive a large-scale enterprise CI/CD modernization initiative across multiple application teams and technology stacks.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in DevSecOps, CI/CD automation, GitHub Actions, cloud platforms, and software engineering with strong project execution, stakeholder management, and delivery leadership capabilities.

This is not a traditional project management role. The individual is expected to be technically proficient, contribute to architecture and solution design, guide engineering teams through implementation, troubleshoot complex challenges, and take end-to-end accountability for delivery.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Architecture

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of standardized CI/CD capabilities across enterprise repositories.

Establish reusable automation frameworks and workflows leveraging GitHub Actions.

Drive branching strategies, tag-based releases, immutable tagging, automated quality gates, and deployment automation.

Guide implementation across heterogeneous technology stacks, ensuring scalability, reusability, and security.

Remain hands-on in developing workflows, reviewing code, troubleshooting pipeline issues, and resolving technical blockers.

2. Lead Seven CI/CD Modernization Capabilities

Provide technical direction and delivery oversight across:

CI/CD Foundation: Branching strategy, tag-based release automation, reusable workflows, and code quality checks.

PR-Based Regression Testing: Automated functional, performance, and regression testing integrated into pull requests.

Agentic PR Workflows: AI-assisted code reviews, risk scoring, and policy-governed auto-merge.

Merge & Release Management: Controlled merges, immutable tags, and release traceability.

Platform & Journey Testing: End-to-end regression, security testing, and performance validation.

Soft Launch: Shadow traffic, automated comparison, and progressive rollout validation.

Deployment Automation: Automated deployments, canary releases, blue/green deployment, and rollback capabilities.

3. Program Execution & Delivery Management

Own end-to-end technical delivery, including planning, estimation, milestones, dependencies, risks, and execution.

Coordinate implementation across multiple repositories, application teams, and engineering stakeholders.

Establish rollout plans, implementation standards, and adoption metrics.

Proactively identify technical dependencies, bottlenecks, and delivery risks.

Track progress, communicate status, and ensure timely resolution of blockers.

Balance engineering quality with delivery timelines and business priorities.

4. Stakeholder & Team Leadership

Act as the primary technical point of contact for engineering leadership, architects, DevOps teams, and application owners.

Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and implementation workshops.

Mentor engineers and drive consistent engineering practices.

Translate complex technical challenges into clear decisions, action plans, and executive-level updates.

Drive adoption of standardized CI/CD practices across teams.

Required Technical Skills

Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps automation.

Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages.

Experience with AWS, containerization, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation.

Strong understanding of branching strategies, release engineering, deployment automation, and rollback mechanisms.

Experience integrating automated functional, API, regression, performance, and security testing into CI/CD workflows.

Familiarity with SonarQube, SAST/DAST, and enterprise security controls.

Ability to design reusable, scalable automation frameworks across multiple technology stacks.

Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to contribute directly to technical implementation.

Preferred Skills

Experience with ephemeral/dynamic test environments and automated test data provisioning.

Exposure to GenAI/agentic software engineering, AI-assisted code reviews, and intelligent test automation.

Experience with canary deployments, blue/green deployments, shadow traffic, and progressive delivery.

Experience leading enterprise-scale DevSecOps transformations involving multiple application teams and repositories.

Familiarity with regulated enterprise environments and associated governance requirements.

Leadership & Delivery Skills

Proven experience leading complex engineering programs with multiple technical workstreams.

Strong planning, estimation, risk management, and dependency management skills.

Ability to independently drive technical decisions and delivery execution.

Excellent stakeholder communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements.

What Success Looks Like

Standardized, reusable CI/CD capabilities established and adopted across targeted repositories.

Improved automation coverage, code quality, testing efficiency, and deployment reliability.

Successful implementation of agentic engineering capabilities and dynamic environment pilots.

Predictable delivery against agreed milestones, with transparent risk and dependency management.

Reduced manual intervention and improved developer experience throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Ideal Candidate: A seasoned DevSecOps / Platform Engineering Lead who has successfully delivered enterprise-scale CI/CD transformations, remains technically hands-on, and possesses the execution discipline of an experienced Technical Program Manager.