Principal DevSecOps Engineer - AI-Driven Security

Remote; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Growth opportunities

Parental leave

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Upgrade is seeking a highly technical Principal DevSecOps Developer to join the Security team. You will build security automations, strengthen our SaaS environment, and develop scalable solutions that enhance security operations across the organization.

You will leverage programming and scripting skills, hands-on operations experience, and knowledge of APIs, IAM, and security best practices to solve complex challenges.

Qualifications

• Strong programming, scripting, and automation skills across one or more languages.
• Hands-on AWS security experience, including IAM permissions and least-privilege principles.
• Strong Terraform skills, including independently writing and maintaining modules.
• Solid understanding of APIs, authentication, and secure integrations.
• Experience using AI development tools while independently validating generated code.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain security automation workflows to reduce manual processes.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Implement AWS security controls, including IAM policies and least-privilege access.
• Build secure integrations between systems using APIs and scripting.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve security risks across cloud infrastructure and internal systems.
• Use AI tools, agents, and MCP integrations to improve security workflows.
• Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure, networking, and security tools.
• Develop and improve security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.
• Partner with Engineering, DevOps, and IT teams to implement security improvements.
• Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen security and automate processes.

Skills

Programming

Scripting

Automation

AWS security

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

Bash

Job description

Upgrade is seeking a highly technical Principal DevSecOps Developer to join the Security team. You will build security automations, strengthen our SaaS environment, and develop scalable solutions that enhance security operations across the organization.

You will leverage programming and scripting skills, hands-on operations experience, and knowledge of APIs, IAM, and security best practices to solve complex challenges.