AWS DevSecOps Engineer
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
As an AWS DevSecOps Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and maintaining secure, scalable cloud infrastructures. You will embed security practices throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring compliance and resilience in cloud-native applications and pipelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, implement, and manage secure AWS cloud environments.
- Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring continuous compliance.
- Automate infrastructure deployment with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Collaborate with development teams to embed DevSecOps principles across projects.
- Monitor, detect, and remediate security vulnerabilities in cloud environments.
- Ensure compliance alignment with HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI frameworks.
Required Qualifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
- Strong experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- In-depth knowledge of DevSecOps principles, including secrets management, container security, and vulnerability management.
- Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).
- Familiarity with AWS security services (GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM, KMS, Config, WAF).
- Hands-on development and scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Go).
Preferred Skills
- Experience in regulated environments with compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS.
- Knowledge of cloud-native monitoring and logging solutions (CloudWatch, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Experience with Kubernetes security and AWS EKS.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work independently in a consulting environment.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation
- Fully remote work flexibility
- Professional development and certification support
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud security and compliance projects