Senior DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior DevOps / DevSecOps Engineer to build, secure, and scale modern cloud infrastructure and CI/CD ecosystems. This role will be responsible for integrating security into every phase of the software development lifecycle while ensuring platform reliability, scalability, and compliance for high-traffic production environments.

Responsibilities:

• Integrate Security: Embed security testing, reviews, and best practices into all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Automate Security Processes: Design, implement, and maintain security automation tools (e. g., SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning) within the CI/CD pipelines to detect vulnerabilities early and efficiently.
• Conduct Assessments and Testing: Perform regular vulnerability assessments, threat modeling, and penetration testing on applications and infrastructure to identify and mitigate risks.
• Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security: Ensure secure configuration and management of cloud and on-premises infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitor and Respond to Incidents: Set up and manage security monitoring and observability solutions (e. g., SIEM, ELK stack, Grafana) to detect and respond to security incidents in real-time.
• Ensure Compliance: Work with compliance teams to implement and enforce security policies and regulatory standards (e. g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2).
• Collaborate and Educate: Foster a security-aware culture by collaborating with cross-functional teams and providing guidance and training on secure coding practices and emerging threats.

Requirements:

• Experience: Proven experience in a DevSecOps, DevOps, or related cybersecurity role (typically 4+ years, more for senior positions).
• Technical Proficiency: CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions.
• Cloud Platforms: Deep understanding of security on AWS.
• Scripting/Programming: Proficiency in languages like Python, Bash, Shell, or Go for automation and custom tool development.
• IaC and Containerization: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Security Tools: Familiarity with vulnerability scanning, static/dynamic analysis, and secrets management tools (e. g., SonarQube, Snyk, HashiCorp Vault, OWASP ZAP).
• Experience with AI/ML-based security tools for threat detection and risk forecasting.

Core Experience:

• Security in Production: Has actually fixed security vulnerabilities in live systems handling real user data at scale.
• AWS Security: Hands-on with IAM, Security Groups, KMS, Secrets Manager (not just theoretical).
• CI/CD Security: Integrated security scanning in pipelines (not just built pipelines).
• Compliance: Worked on ISO 27001 SOC 2 or PCI-DSS implementation (not just awareness).