Security DevOps Engineer

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoom is seeking a DevOps Engineer for the Security DevOps team to design and operate security-focused infrastructure powering critical production systems. You will own end-to-end projects from design to production rollout, emphasizing secure delivery, reliability, and scalable platforms.

You will work across security, platform, and engineering to implement vault-backed secrets, PKI, and secure deployment pipelines, while advancing observability and automation in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in SRE/DevOps or Platform/Infrastructure/Cloud Engineering.
• Experience managing large-scale production environments using Kubernetes-based systems.
• Designing or operating security infrastructure (Vault, PKI, secrets delivery, identity systems).
• Proficiency in at least one production language (Go, Python, Java).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ArgoCD).
• Ability to build/maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab Runners).
• Strong observability/monitoring in distributed systems.
• Experience with AWS and other cloud environments (OCI, GovCloud).
• Familiarity with regulated cloud environments (FedRAMP, IL5).

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering security-focused infrastructure projects from concept to production.
• Operating and improving security-critical production services for reliability and security.
• Automating infrastructure and deployment workflows to reduce risk and manual work.
• Collaborating with security, platform, and engineering teams on secure system updates.
• Enhancing observability and using telemetry to drive reliability and security improvements.

Skills

SRE/DevOps experience

Kubernetes

Security infrastructure

Programming languages

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Observability

Cloud environments

GovCloud/regulatory clouds

Tools

Terraform

ArgoCD

Jenkins

GitLab Runners

Vault/PKI

Job description

What You Can Expect

As a DevOps Engineer on Zoom’s Security DevOps team, you will work on high-impact infrastructure initiatives that power some of Zoom’s most security-critical production systems - including secrets management, secure service-to-service delivery, PKI, and secure deployment pipelines. This role blends software engineering, platform infrastructure/DevOps/SRE engineering, and security engineering. You will own projects end-to-end, from design through production rollout, while delivering measurable improvements to the security posture, reliability, and scalability of the platforms that protect Zoom and its customers. You are an experienced engineer who operates with minimal oversight, makes sound technical decisions, understandsDevOps and security/compliance best practices, and is recognized as a go-to contributor in at least one critical domain.

About the Team

At Zoom, our team delivers the infrastructure that secures production services and sensitive data. We work collaboratively across security, platform, and engineering partners to solve complex problems. Our team exists to reduce risk and enable safe, reliable product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering security-focused infrastructure projects from concept to production implementation

• Operating and enhancing security-critical production services with emphasis on reliability and resilience

• Automating infrastructure and deployment workflows to minimize risk and reduce manual processes

• Collaborating with security, platform, and engineering teams to implement secure system updates effectively

• Enhancing observability and leveraging operational data to drive reliability and security improvements

What We're Looking For

• Demonstrate 3+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Platform/Infrastructure/Cloud Engineering

• Have experience in SRE, DevOps, or Platform / Infrastructure / Cloud Engineering

• Show expertise in managing large-scale production environments using Kubernetes-based systems.

• Possess designing or operating security infrastructure (e.g., Vault, PKI systems, secrets delivery, identity systems, SDKs/APIs)

• Have experience in at least one programming language used for production systems (e.g., Go, Python, Java)

• Demonstrate experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, ArgoCD)

• Able to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitLab Runners

• Have an understanding of observability and production monitoring in distributed systems

• Demonstrate working experience in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, OCI)

• Operate and designing infrastructure in AWS GovCloud or other regulated cloud environments (e.g., FedRAMP, IL5), with an understanding of compliance and boundary requirements

Salary Range or On Target Earnings

Minimum: $87,600.00

Maximum: $186,000.00

In addition to the base salary and/or OTE listed Zoom has a Total Direct Compensation philosophy that takes into consideration; base salary, bonus and equity value.

Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience.

We also have a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in this and other locations

Anticipated Position Close Date

08/28/26

Ways of Working

Our structured hybrid approach is centered around our offices and remote work environments. The work style of each role, Hybrid, Remote, or In-Person is indicated in the job description/posting.

Benefits

As part of our award-winning workplace culture and commitment to delivering happiness, our benefits program offers a variety of perks, benefits, and options to help employees maintain their physical, mental, emotional, and financial health; support work-life balance; and contribute to their community in meaningful ways. Click Learnfor more information.

About Us

Zoomies help people stay connected so they can get more done together. We set out to build the best collaboration platform for the enterprise, and today help people communicate better with products like Zoom Contact Center, Zoom Phone, Zoom Events, Zoom Apps, Zoom Rooms, and Zoom Webinars. We’re problem-solvers, working at a fast pace to design solutions with our customers and users in mind. Find room to grow with opportunities to stretch your skills and advance your career in a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

Our Commitment

At Zoom, we believe great work happens when people feel supported and empowered. We’re committed to fair hiring practices that ensure every candidate is evaluated based on skills, experience, and potential. If you require an accommodation during the hiring process, let us know—we’re here to support you at every step.

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