Lead DevSecOps Engineer, Cloud (Azure), Hybrid Schedule

Platform Architecture & Automation

• Design, implement, and maintain Azure application landing zones using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Build and evolve the Internal Developer Platform (IDP) leveraging Harness, Backstage, and related frameworks to deliver developer self-service and standardized onboarding.
• Engineer and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Harness, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions — delivering reliable, compliant, and automated application deployments.
• Implement GitOps and advanced container orchestration techniques across Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), OpenShift, and Docker.
• Ensure end-to-end automation, observability, and security integration within deployment pipelines.

Engineering Enablement & Leadership

• Serve as a technical lead and mentor, guiding engineers and citizen developers in modern DevOps, IaC, and automation practices.
• Partner with application teams to deliver reusable pipeline templates, landing-zone modules, and catalog items that accelerate time to value.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between development, operations, and security teams to embed DevSecOps, FinOps, and governance best practices.
• Influence platform roadmap decisions and contribute to strategic initiatives within the Cloud Transformation Group (CTG).

Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Lead efforts around monitoring, observability, and reliability engineering using Azure Monitor, ELK Stack, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Drive performance tuning, cost optimization, and operational hygiene across environments.
• Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and proactive prevention strategies.
• Support modernization and migration projects that improve cloud scalability, resilience, and compliance.

Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications

• Cloud & DevSecOps Expertise: Proficient in Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud architecture with strong knowledge of DevSecOps principles, CI/CD pipelines using Harness, and version control using GitHub including branching strategies.
• Infrastructure Management: Experienced with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, configuration management with Ansible, and artifact management through JFrog Artifactory.
• Cost Management & Optimization: Understanding of cloud cost models, billing structures, and usage analysis, with hands-on experience using Harness Cost Management and Turbonomics to recommend optimizations.
• Infrastructure & Configuration Management: Experienced with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, configuration management with Ansible, and artifact management through JFrog Artifactory.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Skilled in containerization with Docker and orchestration using containers for scalable application deployments.
• Monitoring & Scripting: Proficient with monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, Prometheus, and Grafana, and scripting in Bash, PowerShell, and Python.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps principles, compliance-as-code, and secure cloud architectures (NIST, CIS, SOX frameworks).
• Demonstrated ability to mentor teams, influence technical direction, and drive platform-level improvements.
• Experience designing and supporting Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) or developer self-service portals (Harness IDP, Backstage, Port, etc.).
• Familiarity with Microsoft .NET Core is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related technical discipline or related experience.
• Advanced degree desirable.

Experience

• Minimum of eight (8) to ten (10) years in a technical engineering role or related experience working with technology or application solutions, including experience in architecture, design, implementation, support, and management of the technologies appropriate for the specific positions.