Secure DevSecOps Research Engineer

University of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas at Pickle Research Campus seeks a DevSecOps Engineering Scientist to integrate security into the SDLC and manage secure CI/CD pipelines. The role focuses on secure IaC, cloud security, vulnerability remediation, and collaboration with engineering teams.

You will help establish automated security checks, support audits, and advance DevSecOps adoption across projects while ensuring compliant security practices and incident responsiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer or information science and related fields.
• 3+ years in DevOps, SRE, or security engineering roles.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or ArgoCD).
• Proficiency with at least one major cloud platform.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Experience with Linux administration.
• Knowledge of container technologies and container security.
• Familiarity with security scanning and testing methodologies.
• Understanding of security best practices for software development.
• Familiarity with IAM principles.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• DoD 8140 compliant security certification or ability to obtain within six months.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enhance Secure CI/CD pipelines and integrate security gates.
• Secure Infrastructure as Code and IAM configurations across cloud environments.
• Automate vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows; support audits.
• Promote secure coding practices and security enablement across squads.
• Assist in incident response and investigations; support privileged access controls.

Skills

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms

IaC

Linux administration

Container security

Security scanning

IAM principles

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer or information science

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

ArgoCD

HashiCorp Vault

AWS

Job description

University of Texas at Pickle Research Campus seeks a DevSecOps Engineering Scientist to integrate security into the SDLC and manage secure CI/CD pipelines. The role focuses on secure IaC, cloud security, vulnerability remediation, and collaboration with engineering teams.

You will help establish automated security checks, support audits, and advance DevSecOps adoption across projects while ensuring compliant security practices and incident responsiveness.