Government DevSecOps Transformation Lead

Devoteam Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Devoteam Middle East is seeking a visionary DevOps Engineer to lead a large-scale transformation for a governmental client in Saudi Arabia. You will assess current maturity, design a target operating model, and drive a cultural shift toward DevSecOps, coaching teams to build sustainable capability.

The role requires hands-on implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines on Azure, IaC with Terraform/ARM, and integration of Vault for secrets management, ensuring governance and security are embedded

Qualifications

• Proven experience conducting DevOps maturity assessments (DORA) and defining TOM for government or enterprise clients.
• Deep expertise in Azure DevOps and security tooling.
• Hands-on experience with IaC (Terraform/ARM) and scripting (Shell).
• Ability to lead cultural change and stakeholder management in high-compliance environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform maturity assessments and design a target operating model for DevSecOps.
• Develop a secure automated framework and roadmaps.
• Coach client teams and drive cultural transformation toward DevSecOps.
• Oversee IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and security integration across the lifecycle.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Vault Secrets

Terraform

ARM Templates

Scripting

Security by Design

DORA Metrics

Tools

Azure DevOps

Vault

Terraform

ARM Templates

Job description

Devoteam Middle East is seeking a visionary DevOps Engineer to lead a large-scale transformation for a governmental client in Saudi Arabia. You will assess current maturity, design a target operating model, and drive a cultural shift toward DevSecOps, coaching teams to build sustainable capability.

The role requires hands-on implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines on Azure, IaC with Terraform/ARM, and integration of Vault for secrets management, ensuring governance and security are embedded