Senior Azure DevSecOps Engineer: Secure Cloud Platform

Vertex Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Inc. seeks a Senior Azure DevSecOps Engineer to design, secure, and optimize cloud platforms powering enterprise software, data, and AI-driven solutions. You will drive DevSecOps, cloud automation, and self-service patterns while collaborating with security and engineering teams.

The role focuses on Azure Foundry, AI services, and modern deployment architectures with strong emphasis on security, scalability, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IS, Eng or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering.
• 5+ years supporting Azure production workloads.
• Experience building CI/CD platforms and cloud infrastructure.
• Azure certifications strongly preferred.
• Experience with Foundry, Azure AI, or related AI platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage secure Azure cloud infrastructure for enterprise apps.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to improve speed, reliability, and security.
• Embed security controls across SDLC with DevSecOps practices and tooling.
• Develop IaC solutions using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Collaborate with security teams on IAM, secrets, vulnerability, and network controls.
• Support Foundry, Azure AI, and related Azure services for AI-powered apps.
• Establish platform standards, guardrails, and reusable automation for self-service.
• Implement observability, monitoring, and incident management for reliability.
• Lead root cause analysis for complex cloud issues.
• Mentor engineers and promote DevSecOps best practices.

Skills

Azure cloud services

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

CI/CD automation

Release management

Infrastructure as code

Terraform

Bicep / ARM templates

Cloud security principles

Zero Trust

IAM / PAM / secrets management

Vulnerability remediation

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell / Python / Bash

Monitoring / observability

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

8+ years cloud engineering experience

Azure certifications

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure AD / IAM tooling

Foundry / Azure AI services

Job description

Vertex Inc. seeks a Senior Azure DevSecOps Engineer to design, secure, and optimize cloud platforms powering enterprise software, data, and AI-driven solutions. You will drive DevSecOps, cloud automation, and self-service patterns while collaborating with security and engineering teams.

The role focuses on Azure Foundry, AI services, and modern deployment architectures with strong emphasis on security, scalability, and reliability.