DevSecOps Engineer II

Vail Systems; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multiple medical, dental, and vision options

401(k) with company match

35 days total PTO

Annual bonus program

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Gym membership

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer II to enhance security and automate processes for Kubernetes environments. This role involves improving security for containerized workloads, integrating security tools into CI/CD pipelines, and supporting documentation for compliance. Candidates should have 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD tools, and basic scripting skills. The position offers competitive compensation and supports a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of production-level experience with Kubernetes and containerization.
• Familiar with CI/CD tooling like Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Understanding of security fundamentals and secure SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Improve security of Kubernetes workloads.
• Integrate security tools into CI/CD workflows.
• Create best practices for secure deployment.

Skills

Kubernetes

Containerization

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Container security workflows

Networking concepts

Collaboration skills

Tools

Sysdig

Trivy

Jenkins

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

Job description

Base pay range

$108,000.00/yr - $125,000.00/yr

Who You Are

Are you passionate about enhancing security and automating processes for modern, on-premises, cloud-native infrastructure? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a DevSecOps Engineer II to join our growing DevSecOps team and help design and implement solutions that strengthen security in our Kubernetes and containerized environments. Our systems process billions of calls every year and support advanced speech analytics, customer experience insights, and AI/ML workloads.

You’ll help shape best practices, mentor peers, and influence the design of secure systems that power critical, large-scale applications. You’ll work at the intersection of security, DevOps, and engineering—helping us scale secure, compliant systems that support billions of calls annually.

What You’ll Do

• Improve the security of containerized workloads in Kubernetes by leveraging CNAPP tooling for vulnerability scanning, runtime security, and compliance reporting
• Partner with development, DevOps, and security teams to integrate CNAPP and SIEM tools into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows
• Test and refine Kubernetes security policies to strengthen enforcement and adoption
• Support investigation and remediation of container-related security issues
• Create documentation and best practices for secure container usage and deployment
• Provide reporting and evidence to support compliance with frameworks such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, and ISO 27001
• Stay current with new tools and approaches to improve Kubernetes and container security
• Support DevOps needs by participating in deployments and troubleshooting developer workloads
• Participate in an on-call rotation shared across 13 engineers. Each engineer typically covers one weekday every two weeks. If your shift falls on a Friday, the on-call period extends through the weekend until Monday at 10 AM. The on-call rotation begins after 3 months of employment

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on, production-level experience with Kubernetes and containerization, including running and troubleshooting workloads in production environments
• Experience with on-premises k8s, a bonus
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD)
• Basic scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash); experience with Go (Golang) a bonus
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and container security workflows (Sysdig, Trivy, or similar)
• Familiarity with CNAPP and SIEM platforms (Sysdig, Rapid7, or similar), or a strong interest in developing expertise with them
• Understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, and Kubernetes network policies)
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001) and how to support evidence/reporting needs
• Understanding of security fundamentals such as Secure SDLC and secure coding principles
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to translate security requirements into practical guidance for developers

Who We Are

At Vail, we believe in the unique power of voice interactions to create more expressive, more intimate, and more efficient interpersonal interactions. Using Vail technology, we make millions of voice interactions better every day. We process around 10% of all toll-free call traffic in the U.S.; 1 in 10 times when someone calls a customer support hotline, Vail is routing or interacting with that call.

We are rapidly growing across multiple dimensions, including our customer base, the scope of products we offer, and the size of our team. We have a supportive culture where employees are encouraged to achieve both personal and team goals because we believe growth leads to both business impact and personal fulfillment.

We offer competitive compensation and affordable benefits with flexibility and choice to meet individual and family needs, including: multiple medical, dental, and vision options; company-paid life insurance, short and long-term disability; 401(k) with company match; 35 days total PTO; annual bonus program; paid maternity and paternity leave; relocation allowance; employee referral bonus; gym membership; technical and professional development stipend. We are committed to an inclusive and equitable work environment for all employees.

Our offices are located in Deerfield and Chicago, IL. Interviews and onboarding are conducted in our offices when possible. We observe a hybrid work format that provides employees flexibility to collaborate with team members based on business needs.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Software Development