DevOps & Security Lead

As a candidate for the leadership role in the company, your primary responsibility will be to ensure high availability, scalability, and security across our cloud-based environments. This role requires a deep technical expertise and a strong security mindset. Here are the key details of the job: **Role Overview:** In this leadership position, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. Additionally, you will lead the development and optimization of CI/CD pipelines to facilitate rapid and reliable deployments. It will be your duty to manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation and monitor infrastructure performance to ensure high uptime. Mentoring and supporting DevOps engineers to foster a culture of automation and operational excellence will also be a crucial aspect of your role. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP). - Lead the development and optimization of CI/CD pipelines for rapid and reliable deployments. - Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. - Monitor infrastructure performance, cost, and availability to ensure 99.9%+ uptime. - Mentor and support DevOps engineers to promote automation and operational excellence. - Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures across infrastructure and applications. - Conduct regular vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and security audits. - Manage IAM, secrets management, network segmentation, and secure configurations. - Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR. - Lead incident detection, response, root cause analysis, and remediation. - Work closely with development, QA, and product teams to embed security throughout the SDLC (DevSecOps). - Partner with compliance and risk teams to achieve audit and certification objectives. - Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation of infrastructure, policies, and incident response procedures. **Qualifications:** - 7-12 years of experience in DevOps, Security Engineering, or related fields, with at least 3 years in a leadership role. - Deep expertise in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). - Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc. - Strong background in infrastructure security including IAM, WAFs, and secrets management. - Proficiency with IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation. - Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go. - Strong understanding of networking, encryption, authentication, and secure system design. *Note: The job description does not include any additional details about the company.*,