Lead Cybersecurity DevSecOps Engineer
Position Overview
The DevSecOps Engineer IV serves as the organization’s senior-most technical authority within the DevSecOps and secure software delivery domain. This role is responsible for setting technical direction, architecting enterprise-scale DevSecOps capabilities, and driving long-term maturity of secure software development and application security practices across the organization.
Day in the Life
Define and drive the organization’s DevSecOps architecture and long-term technical strategy.
Architect enterprise-scale secure software delivery and application security capabilities aligned with business, operational, and risk priorities.
Establish DevSecOps engineering standards, secure design patterns, and reference architectures across development and platform environments.
Lead design and implementation of scalable security controls within software delivery pipelines and engineering workflows.
Influence major technology and platform decisions related to secure software development, automation, and application security.
Anticipate emerging application security threats, software delivery risks, and engineering trends and incorporate them into DevSecOps strategy and architecture.
Executive & Cross-Functional Technical Leadership
Serve as the senior technical authority for DevSecOps and secure software delivery across the enterprise.
Influence enterprise architecture, platform engineering, cloud modernization, and software delivery initiatives through secure engineering expertise.
Represent DevSecOps engineering in architecture reviews, risk discussions, and executive-facing initiatives.
Provide authoritative guidance during high-impact application security incidents, software delivery failures, or platform security events.
Align DevSecOps investments and engineering priorities with organizational objectives and risk appetite.
Mentorship, Standards & Program Maturity
Mentor senior engineers and shape technical leadership across DevSecOps and application security functions.
Establish and maintain engineering governance, quality standards, and secure development best practices.
Drive continuous improvement of DevSecOps maturity, automation, and secure engineering effectiveness.
Ensure documentation, standards, and engineering patterns support long-term scalability, resilience, and operational sustainability.
Shape engineering culture through technical leadership, collaboration, and promotion of secure-by-design principles without direct people management responsibility.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience IT
7+ years of hands-on experience in DevSecOps, application security engineering, platform security, or secure software delivery leadership
Expert-level knowledge of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC), application security, DevSecOps architecture, and software delivery automation
Extensive experience designing enterprise-scale secure software delivery and DevSecOps capabilities
Advanced expertise in automation, scripting, infrastructure-as-code, and engineering scalability practices
Experience influencing enterprise architecture and engineering strategy in large or complex organizations
At least 1 expert level cybersecurity certification such as CISSP, CASP, CCSP, etc.
Pay
This position has a target starting salary range of $135,000 – $195,000 annually. Actual pay is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.