About The Role
This leadership role combines deep technical expertise with a strong security mindset to ensure high availability, scalability, and security across our cloud-based environments.
Responsibilities
- Infrastructure & DevOps
- Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Lead the development and optimization of CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid and reliable deployments.
- Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Monitor infrastructure performance, cost, and availability to ensure 99.9%+ uptime.
- Mentor and support DevOps engineers, cultivating a culture of automation and operational excellence.
- Security Leadership
- Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures across infrastructure and applications.
- Conduct regular vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and security audits.
- Manage IAM, secrets management, network segmentation, and secure configurations.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR).
- Lead incident detection, response, root cause analysis, and remediation.
- Collaboration & Governance
- Work closely with development, QA, and product teams to embed security throughout the SDLC (DevSecOps).
- Partner with compliance and risk teams to achieve audit and certification objectives.
- Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation of infrastructure, policies, and incident response procedures.
Qualifications
- 7–12 years of experience in DevOps, Security Engineering, or related fields, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
- Deep expertise in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).
- Strong background in infrastructure security, including IAM, WAFs, and secrets management.
- Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
- Strong understanding of networking, encryption, authentication, and secure system design.
Required Skills
- Deep expertise in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).
- Strong background in infrastructure security, including IAM, WAFs, and secrets management.
- Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
- Strong understanding of networking, encryption, authentication, and secure system design.
Preferred Skills
- Relevant certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer, CKA, CISSP, CISM, or CEH.
- Experience with zero-trust security models and architectures.
- Familiarity with container and Kubernetes security best practices.
- Exposure to security automation tools like Snyk, Trivy, Aqua Security.
