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DevSecOps Engineer
About the role
We are looking for a DevSecOps Engineer to join our team. You will embed security checks in CI/CD.
Responsibilities
- Embed security checks in CI/CD.
- Scan code, containers and infrastructure.
- Manage secrets and access.
- Respond to vulnerabilities.
- Work with developers on fixes.
Required
- CI/CD pipeline security
- SAST and DAST tools
- Container and infrastructure scanning
- Secrets management
- Cloud platform security
Preferred
- Terraform and policy as code
- Kubernetes security
- Threat modeling
- Python scripting
- Security certification
Tools and stack
SAST and DAST tools, Container scanners, Terraform and policy as code, Vault or cloud secrets managers, CI/CD platforms, Kubernetes
Employment type: [Contract / W2 / C2C / Full-time]
Location: [City, ST / Remote]
Duration: [months]
Work authorization: [accepted types]Responsibilities explained
Each responsibility maps to something a candidate should be able to describe.
- Embed security checks in CI/CD.
- Scan code, containers and infrastructure.
- Manage secrets and access.
- Respond to vulnerabilities.
- Work with developers on fixes.
Required skills
Treat these as the screen. If a candidate cannot speak to them, they are rarely a fit.
- CI/CD pipeline security
- SAST and DAST tools
- Container and infrastructure scanning
- Secrets management
- Cloud platform security
Preferred skills
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- Terraform and policy as code
- Kubernetes security
- Threat modeling
- Python scripting
- Security certification
Other titles this role appears under
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- DevSecOps Engineer
- Security DevOps Engineer
- Application Security Engineer
- Cloud Security DevOps
Seniority guide
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- Junior: runs scans.
- Mid: builds the checks.
- Senior: designs the secure delivery program.
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