Lead DevSecOps Engineer - Secure CI/CD & Cloud

Talentify; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401K and Pension

Tuition assistance

Floating holidays and PTO

Job summary

AAA is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to embed security into engineering platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and developer workflows across on-prem and cloud-native environments. You will lead secure-by-default practices, build internal tooling, and drive compliance governance for scalable security across AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes hands-on security across pipelines, containerized workloads, and infrastructure-as-code, with strong collaboration within enterprise engineering teams and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or DevSecOps roles within enterprise or regulated environments with strong hands‑on experience securing CI/CD pipelines and modern application stacks.
• Practical expertise with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including containerization technologies (such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity or equivalent practical experience in DevSecOps or security engineering roles
• Proven ability to build and maintain internal tooling with experience in scripting languages such as Python or Bash, alongside a strong grasp of Linux and Git
• Excellent technical communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate security risks and solutions to engineering teams and business stakeholders
• Strong collaboration and influence capabilities with demonstrated success working embedded within engineering teams and driving security adoption without direct authority
• Experience with modern development practices including Jenkins CI/CD pipeline design, version control systems like Git, and agile development methodologies
• Demonstrates working knowledge of Agile and Scrum practices

Responsibilities

• Embed automated security controls into CI/CD pipelines across build, test, and release stages, designing risk-based security gates and integrating comprehensive security testing (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning) to enable secure‑by‑default development
• Build and maintain internal DevSecOps tooling and platform extensions that scale across enterprise engineering teams, including reusable pipeline libraries, security plugins, and automation frameworks integrated into shared developer platforms
• Track production and cloud environments in real-time to detect, log, and respond to misconfigurations or intrusions.
• Drive cloud‑native security architecture across AWS and Azure environments, implement security controls for Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and infrastructure‑as‑code using modern security frameworks
• Evaluate and integrate best‑of‑breed security tools aligned to application, pipeline, container, and cloud security needs, driving standardization and consolidation to reduce complexity while improving effectiveness
• Support continuous compliance and governance by translating regulatory requirements into automated engineering controls, enabling audit readiness through automated evidence collection and control mapping
• Collaborate with developers on secure coding and advise IT on safe cloud configurations.
• Lead vulnerability management and remediation across application, pipeline, and cloud environments while participating in threat modeling and architecture reviews to ensure security is embedded at the design level

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity or equivalent practical experience in DevSecOps or security engineering roles

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Jenkins

Git

SAST

DAST

SCA

Job description

AAA is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to embed security into engineering platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and developer workflows across on-prem and cloud-native environments. You will lead secure-by-default practices, build internal tooling, and drive compliance governance for scalable security across AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes hands-on security across pipelines, containerized workloads, and infrastructure-as-code, with strong collaboration within enterprise engineering teams and