Consultant - DevSecOps

About the Role

The Consultant - DevSecOps will be responsible for understanding and analyzing business requirements and conducting thorough technical assessments to propose effective solutions. This role involves designing and executing a comprehensive DevSecOps strategy that incorporates Agile work management, quality assurance methods, and secure development lifecycle implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Agile methodologies tailored to DevSecOps workflows
• Establish a quality assurance framework suitable for secure development processes
• Create and oversee version control strategies as well as integration of source control systems
• Manage build infrastructure and code flow automation in various environments including on-premises and cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud, OCI)
• Handle application configurations and secrets management using Vault technologies
• Design and implement continuous integration and delivery pipelines, enforcing code quality and security policies and defining deployment patterns
• Architect infrastructure and configuration management approaches, including infrastructure as code (IaC), Kubernetes management, Helm charts, and NPM package usage
• Implement infrastructure compliance and security controls
• Design and optimize continuous feedback mechanisms for system monitoring and development collaboration
• Automate build processes, create golden images, and integrate applications seamlessly
• Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions to enhance system capabilities
• Collaborate closely with testing and delivery teams to ensure quality before production releases
• Document all work following prescribed standards and maintain configuration item records
• Oversee APIOps, pipeline management, and Azure infrastructure administration

Educational Background & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
• Certifications such as Microsoft Azure DevSecOps Engineer Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevSecOps Engineer, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure DevSecOps Professional
• Additional beneficial accreditations include Ansible, AKS certifications, ITIL Foundation, CKA/CKAD, and associate or professional level certifications in Azure/GCP/OCI

Skills and Experience Required

• Minimum of 8 years in relevant technical roles
• Proficiency with major cloud providers: Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle OCI
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks and the ability to design and execute test plans
• Expertise in build system design, automation, and provision of cloud infrastructures
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps principles, cloud technologies, and current computing trends
• Hands-on experience with source code quality tools like SonarQube, OWASP toolset, pipeline management, and artifact repositories including NPM, Maven, NuGet
• Experience deploying containerized applications in Kubernetes using Helm charts, managing ingress, services, and config maps
• Comfortable with Windows, Linux, and open-source software technologies
• Working expertise in configuration management and automation tools such as Terraform, PowerShell/Bash scripting, Chef, Ansible, Bicep, and ARM templates
• Experience provisioning infrastructure for relational databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL
• Knowledge of Agile development practices, SCRUM, and ALM using languages like PowerShell, Bash, and .NET
• Exposure to messaging and orchestration systems such as Solace, Camunda, and MuleSoft