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