Kroger Technology & Digital · 2 weeks ago
Lead DevOps CI/CD Engineer
Blue Ash, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expKroger Technology & Digital is seeking a Lead DevOps CI/CD Engineer responsible for architecting and improving the CI/CD ecosystem for reliable software delivery. This role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance engineering productivity while ensuring compliance and security standards are met.
Retail
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable CI/CD pipelines that support large, complex codebases and multiple product teams
Continuously optimize build, test, and release workflows through parallelization, caching, artifact reuse, and modern tooling
Ensure pipelines meet performance and availability targets, enabling consistent and predictable delivery
Develop and enforce standards for branching, tagging, versioning, build frameworks, and artifact management
Establish consistent release processes across teams to reduce fragmentation, variability, and operational risk
Maintain high levels of traceability and audit readiness throughout the delivery lifecycle
Identify and implement automation opportunities across provisioning, configuration management, testing, security scanning, and deployments
Lead the adoption of Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) and modern automation frameworks to ensure repeatability, consistency, and reduced manual effort
Remove operational toil by codifying repeatable processes across CI/CD and supporting infrastructure
Integrate security scanning, dependency validation, license/IP compliance, vulnerability detection, and policy enforcement directly into CI/CD workflows
Align CI/CD systems with enterprise IT governance, audit requirements, and regulatory frameworks
Maintain secure credential, secret, and access management across the entire pipeline
Collaborate with IT infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and resource availability. Partner with development, QA, architecture, product, and IT teams to understand needs and provide effective CI/CD tooling and capabilities
Reduce friction between teams by enabling shared tooling, clear processes, documentation, and intuitive onboarding experiences
Serve as a technical leader and mentor for DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence
Qualification
Required
8+ years in DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure engineering, or SRE
Expertise with CI/CD platforms such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI
Strong proficiency with IaC tools including Terraform, Ansible, ARM/Bicep
Background in Linux/Windows systems, virtualization, or containerization
Experience with enterprise observability platforms
Preferred
Experience working in large‑scale or regulated enterprise environments
Experience with GCP or GDCE is a plus
Company
Kroger Technology & Digital
Kroger Technology & Digital (KTD) is made up of more than 4,600 associates who leverage technology and digital capabilities to create one-of-a-kind experiences to change the way America eats.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Carrie Hof, CSM, PMP
Office of the CIO
Dave Steiner
Sr Director, Strategic Partnerships
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