DevSecOps Engineer

Open Select Rec; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Equity

Technical excellence opportunities

Job summary

An innovative AI-driven SaaS firm is looking for an AWS DevOps & Security Engineer to manage AWS infrastructure and lead CI/CD practices. Ideal candidates should have over 4 years of experience in DevOps with strong security focus on AWS. Responsibilities include overseeing cloud security, implementing automation, and improving observability. Join a rapidly growing team that values technical excellence and offers a hybrid work model along with ownership opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in DevOps, Site Reliability, or DevSecOps roles focused on AWS.
• Deep knowledge of Terraform/Pulumi and config management.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and modern SDLC practices.
• Strong cloud security experience with IAM and scanning tools.
• Familiarity with observability tools and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and evolve AWS infrastructure with high availability.
• Lead Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Pulumi.
• Design and secure CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Implement shift-left security including SAST/DAST.
• Support SOC 2 efforts with monitoring and access control.
• Improve observability through logging and alerting.

Skills

AWS

DevOps

Site Reliability

DevSecOps

Terraform

CI/CD

Cloud Security

Scripting

Tools

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Ansible

CloudWatch

Datadog

OpenTelemetry

Sentry

Job description

Base pay range

$180,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

About the Company

This fast‑growing AI‑driven SaaS company helps sales and presales teams streamline complex processes like RFPs, security questionnaires, and due diligence documentation. By centralizing knowledge and automating time‑consuming workflows, they help mid‑market and enterprise customers win more deals, faster. With 100+ paying customers and recent funding success, they’re scaling rapidly and building out a world‑class engineering team in Manhattan.

The Role

As an AWS DevOps & Security Engineer, you’ll be a key contributor in building and maintaining secure, scalable infrastructure. You'll take ownership of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, cloud security, and system reliability, playing a crucial role in both product delivery and platform stability.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and evolve AWS infrastructure with high availability, resilience, and cost‑awareness
• Lead Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Pulumi with clear, auditable change control
• Design and secure CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), covering testing, artifact management, and safe deployments
• Implement shift‑left security (SAST/DAST, image/dependency scanning, secrets management)
• Support SOC 2 efforts with evidence collection, monitoring, and RBAC/least‑privilege access
• Improve observability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and disaster recovery tooling>
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with engineering and product to balance velocity and security

What You Bring

• 4+ years in DevOps, Site Reliability, or DevSecOps roles with a focus on AWS
• Deep knowledge of Terraform/Pulumi and config management (e.g., Ansible)
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, CircleCI) and modern SDLC practices
• Strong cloud security experience: IAM, scanning tools (e.g., Trivy), secrets management
• Familiarity with observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Sentry)
• Solid scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python), and clear technical documentation
• Experience working with SOC 2 or similar compliance frameworks

Bonus Points

• Experience with ECS/EKS, service mesh, or zero‑trust networking
• Familiarity with policy‑as‑code (OPA), WAFs, and IAM/RBAC design
• Security experience in AI/LLM environments (e.g., prompt hygiene, data egress)
• Automation of compliance evidence collection and infrastructure cost optimization

Why Join?

• Be a security and infrastructure leader at a high‑growth AI startup
• Help shape the platform behind next‑gen enterprise automation tools
• Join a mission‑driven, autonomous team that values technical excellence
• Enjoy flexibility (hybrid work model), ownership (equity), and impact from day one

Employment Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Information technology
• Industries: Technology, Information and Media