Principal DevSecOps & Release Engineer

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Define, champion, and implement a robust DevSecOps strategy that aligns with business objectives, enhances operational efficiency, and ensures regulatory compliance.

• Develop and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps frameworks that support rapid and reliable software delivery while embedding security at every stage of the development lifecycle.

• Drive the integration of advanced security practices into the development lifecycle, including threat modeling, automated security testing (SAST/DAST), and comprehensive vulnerability management.

• Design and oversee secure deployment strategies for single and multi-tenant environments, ensuring optimal resource isolation and performance.

• Collaborate with development teams to identify performance bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations for code, database, and architecture optimization through performance, load, stress, and chaos testing.

• Drive platform observability by integrating monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

• Support multi-tenant platform environments, ensuring isolation, security, and predictable performance across workloads to support mission-critical applications.

• Lead continuous platform improvements through automation, standardization, and reliability engineering practices.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute end-to-end software releases across multiple environments, ensuring alignment with business timelines and deployment readiness.

• Define and enforce standardized release management processes, including versioning, change control, and rollback strategies.

• Perform job duties in a safe manner.

• Attend work as scheduled on a consistent and regular basis.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 21 years of age.

• Proof of authorization to work in the United States.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain any certification or license, as required by law or policy. 

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, Release Engineering, or Performance Engineering roles in large-scale distributed systems.

• Expertise in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) for automating build and deployment processes.

• Strong knowledge of release management practices, including versioning, change control, release orchestration, and rollback strategies.

• Extensive experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet) for maintaining system configurations.

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes/OpenShift and containerized environments, including performance tuning and deployment strategies.

• Deep knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration for deploying and managing applications at scale.

• Demonstrated experience with IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, AWS CloudFormation) for automating infrastructure provisioning and management.

• Strong experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their security configurations and best practices.

• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automating workflows and integrations.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and collaboration skills to influence and guide diverse teams and stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, focused on delivering innovative and secure solutions.

• Proven track record of driving cultural change within organizations, fostering a proactive approach to security and DevSecOps practices.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly convey release risks, performance insights, and readiness status to technical and business stakeholders.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to:

• Physically access assigned workspace areas with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Work indoors and be exposed to various environmental factors such as, but not limited to, CRT, noise, and dust.

• Utilize laptop and standard keyboard to perform essential functions of the job.