Junior DevSecOps Engineer: Build Secure Cloud Infrastructure

Peckham Industries, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Peckham Industries, Inc. is seeking a Junior DevSecOps Engineer to help build and secure our infrastructure. You will work with infrastructure, software and data teams to implement code scanning, IaC with Terraform and Ansible, and scalable deployment practices across Azure and on-prem environments.

This entry-level role emphasizes growth across DevOps, infrastructure, and security disciplines with strong documentation and collaboration across the organization.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 0–3 years of relevant technical experience; internship, co-op, or projects welcomed.
• Foundational knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Fundamental networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls).
• Familiarity with a public cloud platform, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and configuration management (Ansible).
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD concepts.
• Awareness of application security fundamentals, including OWASP Top 10.
• Scripting experience in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Mastery. Develop hands-on expertise in IaC, configuration management, and application security tooling; build and maintain Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks.
• Implement and maintain automated code scanning and security tooling (static analysis, dependency and vulnerability scanning, secrets detection) within source control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Innovation. Research, evaluate, and recommend tools and practices that raise Peckham’s security posture and deployment standards.
• Build, configure, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) across dev/test/prod environments.
• Provision and support Azure resources and Windows/Linux servers using automation and IaC.
• Take responsibility for reliability and security of environments and pipelines; ensure backup, recovery, and redundancy.
• Monitor health, respond to alerts, remediate vulnerabilities, and maintain composure under pressure.
• Automate routine operational tasks using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Document architecture, standards, runbooks, and procedures; communicate status to stakeholders.
• Provide second-level support to the help desk for infra, deployment, and security issues.
• Participate in projects and maintain documentation regarding infrastructure and tooling.

Skills

Windows

Linux

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Git

CI/CD

OWASP Top 10

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Associate degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Peckham Industries, Inc. is seeking a Junior DevSecOps Engineer to help build and secure our infrastructure. You will work with infrastructure, software and data teams to implement code scanning, IaC with Terraform and Ansible, and scalable deployment practices across Azure and on-prem environments.

This entry-level role emphasizes growth across DevOps, infrastructure, and security disciplines with strong documentation and collaboration across the organization.