DevSecOps Engineer

Required skills

. Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, or related disciplines.

. Passion for automation, standardization, and best practices in infrastructure and security.

. Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD).

. Experience working with high availability, high performance, and high security multi-data center systems and hybrid cloud environments.

. Proficiency in at least three programming/scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go).

. Experience with Git and modern branching workflows.

. Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

. Experience with automated provisioning tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Vagrant).

. Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies (KVM, VMware, Hyper V).

. Strong understanding of container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

. Knowledge of Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) tools (Prometheus, Helm, ArgoCD, Istio, Gatekeeper, Crossplane).

. Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability tools.

. Strong ability to troubleshoot complex issues across system resources and application stacks.

. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools (GitLab, Jenkins, BitBucket, ArgoCD).

. Experience with disaster recovery planning, system backup, and restore processes.

. Knowledge of RPM-based software packaging and deployment.

Security & Compliance:

. Experience implementing security controls within CI/CD pipelines and cloud native architectures.

. Hands-on experience with security assessments, vulnerability scanning, and system hardening.

. Familiarity with enterprise security tools (HashiCorp Vault, ElasticSearch Enterprise, Tenable, HP Fortify, Sonatype Nexus IQ, AWS security services).

. Strong understanding of network infrastructure, including firewalls, subnets, routing, and access controls.

. Experience performing security assessments in government or highly regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities:

. The DevSecOps Engineer is responsible for designing, automating, and maintaining secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure and deployment pipelines.

. The role requires expertise in cloud platforms, automation, security best practices, and modern DevOps methodologies.

. Engineers must work in an agile, collaborative environment, ensuring seamless integration of security into development workflows and infrastructure operations.

. Develop automation and processes to enable teams to deploy, manage, scale, and monitor applications in data centers and cloud environments.

. Troubleshoot and resolve system and application issues across platforms, participating in on-call escalations for critical incidents.

. Take ownership of end-to-end infrastructure and security solutions across the organization.

. Deploy and manage monitoring tools to track infrastructure performance, utilization, and health.

. Implement configuration management systems for business continuity and automate disaster recovery measures.

. Provision virtual machines, databases, application containers, and licenses for development teams.

. Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines, incorporating streamlined change management and release processes.

. Develop scripts and automation tools to support software build, integration, and deployment across development and production environments.

. Automate the configuration management of development, quality assurance, and production workloads.

. Design, build, optimize, and monitor automation systems to identify bottlenecks and maximize service availability.

. Implement security practices that comply with industry standards to protect the organization's data and infrastructure.

. Plan, implement, and monitor system security architecture, including threat and risk assessments.

. Perform security checks, such as vulnerability assessments and system hardening, and troubleshoot security incidents.

. Apply secure configurations and best practices when implementing security controls in infrastructure and applications