Principal, DevSecOps

Jobtailor; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an accomplished senior software architect to lead enterprise CI/CD ecosystems, AI tool integration, and security governance across fintech projects. You will mentor multiple engineering teams, champion cloud-native practices, and drive architectural leadership with executive-level stakeholders.

The role requires 12–15+ years IT experience, hands-on expertise in AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Argo CD, and advanced security tooling.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with staff/architect influence across multiple teams.
• 12 to 15+ years in IT, with 5+ years in senior architectural leadership covering DevSecOps, SRE, and cloud infra.
• Expert knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, and Argo CD.
• Proficiency with GitHub Advanced Security, Sonatype, Fortify, Vault, and container security tools.
• Excellent stakeholder influence and cross-functional collaboration; simplify complex risks for exec leadership.
• 4+ years of experience with modern databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Proven ability to influence engineering quality without direct reporting authority.
• Understanding of Fintech/Payments or similar domains.
• Solid grasp of OAuth2/JWT, TLS, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience integrating LLMs into enterprise apps; data pipelines for AI.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-wide CI/CD ecosystems and self-service dev platforms.
• Embed security controls and policy-as-code into workflows.
• Align engineering platforms with standards, regulatory frameworks, and risk management.
• Mentor engineering teams, lead threat modeling, and promote cloud-native best practices.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering workflows adoption and tooling.
• Pilot and operationalize AI developer tools across the org.
• Coach teams on integrating AI tools into daily workflows.
• Deliver technical training, workshops, and enablement sessions on AI adoption.
• Define governance for AI-generated code.
• Prototype solutions and contribute to critical-path code.
• Improve code quality, reduce defect escapes, and delivery lead time.
• Identify systemic quality issues and propose root-cause solutions.
• Mentor senior engineers on architecture, production ownership, AI fluency, cross-team influence.
• Build communities of practice and engineering alignment forums.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Written and verbal communication

LLM integration experience

AI data pipelines knowledge

Fintech/payments domain understanding

Mentoring teams

Cloud infrastructure expertise

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

Argo CD

GitHub Advanced Security

Sonatype

Fortify

HashiCorp Vault

Kyverno

Cilium

Data Pipelines for AI

Job description

• Design enterprise-wide CI/CD ecosystems, GitOps frameworks, and self-service developer platforms
• Embed automated security controls, policy-as-code, and supply chain security into workflows
• Align engineering platforms with industry standards, regulatory frameworks, and risk management protocols
• Mentor engineering teams, lead threat modeling, and drive adoption of cloud-native best practices
• Champion adoption and integration of AI-assisted engineering workflows
• Evaluate, pilot, and operationalize AI developer tools across the organization
• Coach teams on integrating AI tools into daily workflows
• Deliver technical training, workshops, and enablement sessions on AI adoption
• Define governance for AI-generated code
• Prototype solutions, build internal tools, and contribute to critical-path code
• Drive improvements in code quality, defect escape rate, and delivery lead time
• Identify systemic quality issues across the portfolio and propose root-cause solutions
• Mentor senior engineers on architecture, production ownership, AI fluency, and cross-team influence
• Build communities of practice and engineering alignment forums

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 5 years operating at a staff, principal, or architect level of influence across multiple teams
• 12 to 15+ years in IT, with 5+ years in senior architectural leadership covering DevSecOps, SRE, and cloud infrastructure
• Expert knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, and Argo CD
• Proficiency with GitHub Advanced Security, Sonatype, Fortify, HashiCorp Vault, and container security tools such as Kyverno or Cilium
• Exceptional stakeholder influence, cross-functional collaboration, and ability to simplify complex technical risks for executive leadership
• 4+ years of experience with modern databases (SQL, NoSQL)
• Proven ability to influence engineering quality across multiple teams without direct reporting authority
• Understanding of Fintech/Payments or similar domains
• Solid grasp of application security principles: OAuth2/JWT, TLS, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation workflows
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience integrating LLMs into enterprise applications
• Experience with data pipelines for AI, including data ingestion, feature engineering, and embeddings

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in designing CI/CD ecosystems and integrating AI-assisted engineering workflows, with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure and application security principles. Proven ability to mentor teams and influence engineering quality across multiple domains, particularly in Fintech/Payments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• CI/CD Ecosystem Design
• Cloud Infrastructure Expertise
• AI Tool Integration
• Application Security Principles
• Stakeholder Influence

Hard Skills

• Software Engineering
• DevSecOps
• SRE
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Docker
• Modern Databases

Soft Skills

• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication

Industry Keywords

• Fintech
• Payments
• Application Security
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Policy-as-Code

Tools & Technologies

• GitHub Advanced Security
• Sonatype
• Fortify
• HashiCorp Vault
• Kyverno
• Cilium
• Data Pipelines for AI