Sr.Platform SecDevOps Engineer

U X E SECURITY SOLUTIONS L.L.C; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security solutions provider is seeking a seasoned SecDevOps Engineer to manage Kubernetes clusters and enhance security practices. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience, with a master's degree in relevant fields. Responsibilities include setting up Kubernetes environments, automating management processes, and ensuring security protocols. This role demands proficiency in scripting and collaboration across teams, along with a commitment to professional growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in SecDevOps, SRE, and security frameworks required.
• 3+ years managing production Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience with IoT ecosystems is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Setup and deployment of Kubernetes clusters in-premise and in the cloud.
• Automating certificate management and incident response.
• Configuring ingress traffic and establishing secure network policies.

Skills

Kubernetes management

Secure networking

Automation scripting

DevOps principles

Education

Master’s Degree in Electronics or Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Position Details : Combines Security Practices with Kubernetes platform engineering and advanced scripting abilities.

Direct Reporting to : Chief Software Architect

Job Responsibilities :

Setup and deployment of Kubernetes production and development clusters in-premise and in the cloud (preference for AWS).

• Scripting Kubernetes cluster setup for easy replication across different production sites.
• Practicing established security frameworks such as CISMP, CISA, or CISSP.
• Setting up necessary plugins for Kubernetes, like Platform CSI driver and horizontal autoscaler.
• Configuring ingress traffic and establishing secure network policies.
• Automating certificate management.
• Implementing alerting systems for high resource consumption and monitoring critical systems.
• Providing solutions for observing and accessing Kubernetes logs without direct server access.
• Introducing RBAC security policies for different user access levels.
• Practicing Infrastructure-as-Code with tools like Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, Bash, Python, or GoLang for easy expansion.
• Securing internal Kubernetes endpoints from unauthorized access.
• Assisting in triaging, troubleshooting, and resolving Kubernetes issues during testing and production.
• Identifying and resolving middleware and platform bottlenecks for performance optimization.
• Staying updated with technological developments and integrating new tools to prevent breaches.
• Demonstrating a willingness to learn and grow professionally.
• Serving as the curator of DevOps and Security playbooks and runbooks, guiding peers as needed.
• Collaborating with management to deliver a seamless product experience.

Qualifications include a Master’s Degree in Electronics or Computer Science, with a background in secure networking, virtualization, and SecDevOps principles.

• 8+ years in SecDevOps, SRE, and security frameworks (CISMP or CISA certification preferred).
• 3+ years managing production Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience with Kubernetes operators, Helm charts, Istio, Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger, EFK/ELK stack, and SIEM tools like Elastic SIEM.
• Proficiency in high-level programming languages such as Go, Python, C, C++, Java, C#, or Ruby.
• Experience with network hardware and software load balancers (Barracuda, F5, HAProxy).
• Ability to automate health checks, setup anomaly detection frameworks, and manage multi-cluster environments.
• Experience with IoT ecosystems is strongly preferred.