Senior DevSecOps Engineer: Secure Cloud & CI/CD

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company; Lewisville (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company in Lewisville, TX, is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer on a contract basis to secure the software lifecycle across Azure, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and hybrid on-prem infrastructure.

You will implement automated SAST/DAST/SCA, enforce IaC and secure deployment practices, mentor teams, and drive continuous security improvements across development and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software development, systems administration, IT support, SRE, build/release engineering, networking, QA, DBA, or related roles.
• 3+ years of hands-on DevOps/DevSecOps experience.
• Strong understanding of security principles, including encryption, authentication, authorization, network security, and vulnerability management.
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or comparable CI/CD platforms.
• Experience integrating security tools and automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of SAST, DAST, SCA, vulnerability scanning, and security testing.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud infrastructure security.
• Proficiency with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience securing Docker containers and Kubernetes environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines with automated security controls and testing.
• Integrate SAST, DAST, SCA, vulnerability scanning, and other security tools into CI/CD workflows.
• Develop and enforce security standards for Infrastructure as Code and configuration management.
• Secure Microsoft Azure, cloud, container, Kubernetes, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Conduct security assessments and vulnerability analysis and support remediation activities.
• Implement security monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to promote secure coding and deployment practices.
• Support deployment projects and coordinate with third-party vendors.
• Lead continuous improvement and innovation initiatives across the organization.

Skills

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

SAST/DAST/SCA

Python Bash PowerShell

Security principles

Jenkins

Cloud security

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AKS

Azure Monitor

Job description

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company in Lewisville, TX, is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer on a contract basis to secure the software lifecycle across Azure, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and hybrid on-prem infrastructure.

You will implement automated SAST/DAST/SCA, enforce IaC and secure deployment practices, mentor teams, and drive continuous security improvements across development and operations.