DevOps Architect

DevOps Architect

Comerica Bank is seeking an experienced Domain Architect to lead the evolution of our DevSecOps capabilities. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of our CI/CD platform as we transition from Jenkins to a leading edge GitLab solution, modernizing our development workflows and enhancing automation, scalability, and security. As a Domain Architect, you will be the end-to-end subject matter expert for architectural frameworks, design patterns, and tools within the DevSecOps domain. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and heavily engage with application teams to define and implement a strategic roadmap to adopt the new CI/CD solution.

Position Responsibilities:
Strategic Architecture Leadership

• Lead the architectural design and strategic planning for the DevSecOps domain, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.
• Define and enforce best practices for secure software development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to integrate security into every phase of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to support the DevSecOps strategy.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development and operations teams.
• Communicate architectural decisions and roadmaps to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve Comerica's DevSecOps capabilities.

Solution Design and Development

• Drive the migration of CI/CD pipelines from Jenkins to GitLab, focusing on automation, traceability, and developer experience.
• Design end-to-end solutions in partnership with application teams to adopt pipelines.
• Ensure seamless integration between enterprise systems and the Gitlab platform.

Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure policy as code is considered in the pipeline design that is focused on Banking and Financial Services regulatory requirements.
• Design architectures with robust data security and privacy measures.

Governance and Standards

• Establish and enforce architectural principles, standards, and best practices for DevSecOps.
• Conduct architecture reviews to ensure consistency with enterprise goals.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineering teams.
  
  

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering or in a Technology related field, OR equivalent through a combination of education and/or technology experience, OR 12 years of technology experience
• 8 years of architecture experience
• 8 years of experience leading large, complex/critical technology projects
• 8 years of experience influencing strategy for large organizations
• 6 years of experience leading and mentoring others
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Must have indefinite employment authorization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, cloud-native architectures, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and AWS cloud.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• AWS and Gitlab Certifications
• Banking or highly regulated industry experience
• Java based application development experience
• Experience in SRE, SDLC, Security, or Operations is a plus

About Comerica
We know our employees are critical to our overall success and we are dedicated to investing in their future. One of the ways we do this is to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to recognize and reward individual performance, as well support health, well-being, development and security for our colleagues and their family. Total Rewards consists of cash compensation, development and flexible benefit programs designed to meet individual needs today and in the future. Your salary will be commensurate with your work experience and our programs are reviewed regularly to ensure each remain competitive. We are proud to offer benefits such as health and welfare programs, strong retirement benefits, and generous paid time off programs. You and your eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children, can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) and pension, income protection benefits such as life insurance, AD&D, and supplemental health programs to offset unexpected health care expenses. We also have a variety of time off programs for things like vacation, sick time, disability, and parental leave. Eligibility for some programs varies based on employment status and tenure.

Upon offer, Comerica conducts a comprehensive background and fingerprint check. Your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI and may be subscribed in the FBI's Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background ("RAP Back") service, which provides ongoing notification to the Company of any updates to your criminal history.

NMLS certification requirement: where applicable, a favorable background check screening, credit check, fingerprint check, and NMLS certification is required in accordance with the SAFE Act.

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned into three major business segments; the Commercial Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica's colleagues focus on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico.

Comerica is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - disability/veteran.