DevSecOps Engineer - Tech Lead
Job in
Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77246, USA
Listed on 2026-03-02
Listing for:
NPAworldwide
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-02
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing, IT Project Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job description:
- Guide a team of four Dev Sec Ops engineers, promoting best practices in automation, security, and reliability
- Maintain Git Lab-based pipelines, ensuring consistent integration of security scans, automated testing, and compliance gates
- Develop and maintain infrastructure through Terraform, enabling repeatable and auditable environment provisioning
- Architect, automate, and manage infrastructure in Azure (primary) with some AWS exposure, supporting hybrid and microservices deployments
- Implement and optimize alerting and performance monitoring through New Relic to ensure high availability and rapid incident response
- Partner with Info Sec to implement automated vulnerability scanning, key and secret management (Azure Key Vault), and continuous configuration monitoring aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards
- Enforce disciplined change control, versioning, and deployment approvals in alignment with security and audit requirements
- Identify opportunities to enhance delivery velocity, system resilience, and cost efficiency across the Dev Sec Ops toolchain
- Participate in on-call rotation to support production environments and coordinate root-cause analysis and remediation
- Work closely with Engineers to design scalable Dev Sec Ops solutions that accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and enhance developer productivity
- Streamline CI/CD processes and reduce friction through automation and tooling improvements
- Lead cloud migration initiatives ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-efficient operations (from AWS and GCP to Azure)
- Manage and optimize cloud spend through Fin Ops methodologies and resource utilization monitoring
- Champion trunk-based development, shift-left implementation, and automated quality gates to improve software delivery maturity
- Senior level experience (combined 10+ years) in Dev Sec Ops , Dev Ops, Cloud Ops, Site Reliability position(s)
- Served in a mentor or leadership position either formally or informally
- Willing to travel to the Houston office twice per year
- Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services including AKS, Key Vault, Application Configuration, Service Bus, and Azure SQL
- Proven experience managing applications in a .NET environment across both monolithic and microservices architectures for a SAAS platform
- Experience in a fast-paced environment with frequent releases (multiple per week)
- Deep hands-on expertise with Azure (primary) and familiarity with AWS environments
- Demonstrated skill in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS)
- Experience implementing security automation, including SAST/DAST, secrets management, and compliance reporting
- Knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, and identity management (Azure AD, VNet, NSGs)
- Proficiency in scripting (Power Shell, Bash, or Python)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across development, QA, and Info Sec teams
- Proficiency in Git Lab CI/CD
- Experience migrating from Jenkins
- Experience migrating from one cloud to another
- Experience utilizing AI to increase efficiency
- Experience supporting SOC 2 or ISO 27001 audit readiness and evidence collection
- Familiarity with multi-cloud governance, cost optimization, and infrastructure monitoring best practices
- Prior experience leading a small technical team in a Dev Sec Ops or SRE function
- Experience in a 200-1,000 person org
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
- Guide a team of four Dev Sec Ops engineers, promoting best practices in automation, security, and reliability
- Maintain Git Lab-based pipelines, ensuring consistent integration of security scans, automated testing, and compliance gates
- Develop and maintain infrastructure through Terraform, enabling repeatable and auditable environment provisioning
- Architect, automate, and manage infrastructure in Azure (primary) with some AWS exposure, supporting hybrid and microservices deployments
- Implement and optimize alerting and performance monitoring through New Relic to ensure high availability and rapid incident response
- Partner with Info Sec to implement automated vulnerability scanning, key and secret management (Azure Key Vault), and continuous configuration monitoring aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards
- Enforce disciplined change control, versioning, and deployment approvals in alignment with security and audit requirements
- Identify opportunities to enhance delivery velocity, system resilience, and cost efficiency across the Dev Sec Ops toolchain
- Participate in on-call rotation to support production environments and coordinate root-cause analysis and remediation
- Work closely with Engineers to design scalable Dev Sec Ops solutions that accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and enhance developer productivity
- Streamline CI/CD processes and reduce friction through automation and tooling improvements
- Lead cloud migration initiatives ensuring secure, scalable, and…
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