Cloud Security DevSecOps Engineer (Serverless & Terraform)

OpenTalent; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent is seeking a security-focused software engineer to design, develop, and maintain automation for cloud security workloads on AWS. You will work with Python/Go, implement Terraform-based infrastructure, and optimize serverless workflows using AWS Step Functions and Lambda.

The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines, monitor AWS resources for availability and compliance, and stay ahead of evolving security best practices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in Python/Go focusing on automation.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS technologies and security services (IAM, KMS, Control Tower, Macie, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, EventBridge).
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and in serverless architectures using Lambda/Step Functions.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and security integration across development cycles.
• Familiarity with security best practices, compliance frameworks and tooling like SIEM and CSPM.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automation framework and scripts to streamline security processes and workflows.
• Deploy and manage AWS resources using Terraform, ensuring secure and scalable infrastructure.
• Implement security solutions to reduce mean time to detect and respond (MTTD/MTTR).
• Implement and optimize AWS Step Functions and Lambda for serverless automation workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor and troubleshoot AWS infrastructure to maintain high availability and compliance.

Skills

Python

Go

Automation

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

SIEM

Vulnerability Scanners

CloudFormation

Job description

OpenTalent is seeking a security-focused software engineer to design, develop, and maintain automation for cloud security workloads on AWS. You will work with Python/Go, implement Terraform-based infrastructure, and optimize serverless workflows using AWS Step Functions and Lambda.

The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines, monitor AWS resources for availability and compliance, and stay ahead of evolving security best practices.