Principal DevSecOps Engineer

Scholastic; United States; Remote; USD 204,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled leader to oversee their Cloud Operations and Cyber Security initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will manage cloud automation tools and lead the SecOps team, ensuring robust security practices against evolving threats. Your expertise in cloud security, compliance standards, and incident response will be crucial. This dynamic position allows for remote work, providing flexibility while making a significant impact on the organization's security posture. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and cloud technologies, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in IT roles with a focus on security and automation.
• Strong understanding of compliance standards like PCI-DSS and HIPAA.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Cloud Operations and Cyber Security Operations.
• Stay updated on security threats and lead incident response efforts.

Skills

Cloud Security

Container/Kubernetes Security

CI/CD and API Security

Automation with Ansible

Threat Modelling

Data Security

Endpoint Security

Security Architecture

Compliance with PCI-DSS

Networking Topology Security

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Applications

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

SIEM

Job description

Job Description:

THE OPPORTUNITY / RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead and manage Scholastic’s Cloud Operations, Cyber Security Operations, and DevSecOps charter. Build, support, and maintain cloud automation tools and technologies. Understand permissions, security, kernel services, organization of file structure, storage, and best practices. Lead Scholastic cybersecurity incident response and SecOps Team. Stay updated on the latest security threats and trends, including web app exploits. Support email protection, endpoint protection, identity providers, access, authorization, and security tools. Provide SME-level support for the Systems Engineering program. Remote work permitted.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Software Development, Computer Applications, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with eight (8) years of relevant experience in roles such as Application Developer, Application Integration Engineer, Software Engineer, DevSecOps Engineer, or Application Specialist. Alternatively, no degree with 10 years of relevant experience.
• Seven (7) years of experience in:

• Cloud security, Container/Kubernetes security
• CI/CD and API security
• SIEM, OWASP Top 10, Endpoint Security, DLP, IAM, Security Architecture, Data Security, Threat Modelling, Cyber Defense
• Automation with Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation; Networking topology security, DNS, VPN, load balancing
• Protection against cross-site scripting, request forgery, SQL injection, DoS, XML/SOAP, API attacks
• Compliance with PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOX, CCPA, GDPR

Salary: $204,000 - $206,000 per year

Application process: Email resume to Brian Booker at [e-mail], referencing the job title and location.

Additional Information:

• Time Type: Full-time
• Job Type: Regular
• Job Family Group: Information Technology
• Location: New York
• Compensation Range: $204,000 - $206,000 annually

EEO Statement: Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classes is prohibited. All personnel actions are administered without discrimination.

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