DevSecOps Engineer | Hybrid

Cloudstaff Philippines Inc.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and life保险 on 16+

Leave credits and flexible time off

Company-provided PC and fiber internet

Job summary

Cloudstaff Philippines Inc. is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to run the day-to-day security and platform engineering for the Nexgen AWS environment and DevOps capability.

You will harden the cloud security posture, patch workloads, manage IaC with Terraform, and enable CI/CD pipelines with SAST/DAST/SCA while integrating AWS security services such as Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail and Secrets Manager. Experience with GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, and SIEM integrations (Rapid7 or

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience engineering and hardening production AWS environments against recognised security benchmarks.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and with AWS Systems Manager for patching and configuration.
• Working knowledge of AWS security services, including Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Identity Center and Secrets Manager.
• Experience building and securing CI/CD pipelines with SAST, DAST, SCA and secrets detection.
• Practical understanding of secure SDLC practices, GitHub, and clear written English for engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Harden the AWS platform against security findings and CIS Benchmarks, tighten security groups, rotate IAM keys.
• Remediate AWS root account custody, move IAM keys to Secrets Manager, enable SSO through AWS Identity Center to Entra ID tenant.
• Enable GuardDuty malware protection and CloudTrail data events, forward to SIEM for detection.
• Define secure SDLC practices and coding standards for in-house apps (SOHO, Digital, Active Billing).
• Stand up GitHub Enterprise with mandatory peer review and CI/CD with SAST/DAST/CSA and secrets detection.
• Maintain IaC with Terraform and manage workload patching and configuration via AWS Systems Manager.

Skills

AWS security

Terraform

GitHub Enterprise

CI/CD

SAST/DAST/SCA

Security Hub

GuardDuty

CloudTrail

Secrets Manager

SIEM

Tools

Terraform

AWS Systems Manager

GitHub Actions

GitHub Advanced Security

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

AWS Backup

AWS Config

SIEM platforms (Rapid7/Microsoft Sentinel)

Job description

Role Purpose

The DevSecOps Engineer runs the day-to-day security and platform engineering for the Nexgen Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment and the DevOps capability. The role hardens the cloud security posture, patches and configures workloads, maintains Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and supports the secure delivery of the in-house applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Harden the AWS platform against AWS Security Hub findings and the Centre for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmark, tightening security groups and rotating Identity and Access Management (IAM) keys.
• Remediate AWS root account custody, move IAM keys into AWS Secrets Manager, and enable single sign-on through AWS Identity Center to the new Entra ID tenant.
• Enable Amazon GuardDuty malware protection and AWS CloudTrail data events, forwarding events to the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform for detection.
• Define secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices and coding standards for the in-house applications SOHO, Digital and Active Billing.
• Stand up GitHub Enterprise with mandatory peer review and a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline running Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and secrets detection.
• Maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and manage workload patching and configuration through AWS Systems Manager, supporting deployments and the release cadence.

Parallel and Cross-Functional Responsibilities

• Support cloud security posture and vulnerability remediation alongside the Security Operations Engineer, using AWS Config and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
• Deploy and validate immutable backups of AWS workloads and workload configuration as IaC using AWS Backup, supporting disaster recovery.
• Provide cloud detection support to the SOC Analyst by tuning and validating AWS log sources feeding the SIEM.

Technical Environment

• AWS platform, including AWS Config, AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Identity Center, AWS Secrets Manager and AWS Backup.
• AWS Systems Manager for workload patching and configuration management, with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, and GitHub Advanced Security for source control, peer review and the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline.
• In-house applications SOHO, Digital and Active Billing hosted on AWS, transitioning out from Infotrust, protected by Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience engineering and hardening production AWS environments against recognised security benchmarks.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and with AWS Systems Manager for patching and configuration.
• Working knowledge of AWS security services, including Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Identity Center and Secrets Manager.
• Experience building and securing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines with SAST, DAST, SCA and secrets detection.
• Practical understanding of secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices, source control with GitHub, and clear written English for engineering documentation.

Highly Desirable

• An AWS certification such as AWS Certified Security Specialty, and experience integrating AWS logsources into a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform such as Rapid7 or Microsoft Sentinel.
• Experience with immutable backup and disaster recovery for cloud workloads using AWS Backup and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Perks and Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance on your 16th day of employment, covering 1 free dependent on the 16th day of employment
• Up to 24 leave credits per year
• Flexible leave credits which may be used for vacation, emergency and sick leaves
• Superb and exciting Mid-Year Parties – with items to give away and cash prizes!
• Endless opportunities for career advancement
• Exclusive ATM inside the office for employee's convenience
• Annual Performance Review with Salary Increase
• We set you up for success with a company-provided PC/Laptop and fiber internet connection
• Look forward to weekly office perks for work from office staff – Free Coffee, Meals and Beer Fridays!
• Top notch workplace with first class VIP lounge and game rooms
• Child friendly spaces to cater to the needs of employees with children, enhancing work-life balance
• Participate and join our CS Social Clubs and Special Interest Groups to connect with colleagues
• International career growth and connections
• Unlimited cash incentives for hired referrals
• Mental Wellness Employee Assistance program through Lifeworks
• In-house psychiatrist available to support employees' well-being
• Become part of the Employee Share Units program
• Cloudstaff Dream Points - To be used for bidding useful items like appliances, kitchenettes etc.