Principal DevSecOps Engineer AI-Driven Security Automation

Upgrade; Canada; A distancia; CAD 212.000 - 282.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Stock options

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Professional growth

Descripción de la vacante

Upgrade is seeking a highly technical Principal DevSecOps Developer to join its Security team in Canada. You will build security automations, strengthen our SaaS security posture, and scale solutions across the organization.

You’ll work with Security, Engineering, DevOps, and IT to streamline processes and reduce risk. The role emphasizes autonomous engineering, hands‑on practice, and leveraging AI to improve workflows while maintaining strong IAM and API security.

Formación

• Strong programming, scripting, and automation skills across one or more languages.
• Hands‑on AWS security experience, including IAM permissions and least‑privilege principles.
• Strong Terraform skills, including independently writing and maintaining modules.
• Solid understanding of APIs, authentication, and secure integrations.
• Knowledge of security fundamentals, risk analysis, and cloud security best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, networking, and technical operations.
• Experience using AI development tools while independently validating generated code.
• Familiarity with AI agents, automation frameworks, or MCP integrations.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain security automation workflows to reduce manual processes.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Implement AWS security controls, including IAM policies and least‑privilege access.
• Build secure integrations between systems using APIs and scripting.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve security risks across cloud infrastructure and internal systems.
• Use AI tools, agents, and MCP integrations to improve security workflows.
• Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure, networking, and security tools.
• Develop and improve security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.
• Partner with Engineering, DevOps, and IT teams to implement security improvements.
• Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen security and automate processes.

Conocimientos

Programming

Scripting

Automation

AWS Security

Terraform

APIs

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Security Tools

Herramientas

AWS IAM

Terraform

Python

Bash

REST APIs

AI/LLM Tools

Tines/SOAR

Sumo Logic

CrowdStrike

Okta

Kubernetes

Docker

Descripción del empleo

Upgrade is seeking a highly technical Principal DevSecOps Developer to join its Security team in Canada. You will build security automations, strengthen our SaaS security posture, and scale solutions across the organization.

You’ll work with Security, Engineering, DevOps, and IT to streamline processes and reduce risk. The role emphasizes autonomous engineering, hands‑on practice, and leveraging AI to improve workflows while maintaining strong IAM and API security.