Cloud DevSecOps Engineer - Remote - Octopus by RTG

Role Purpose:

The Cloud DevSecOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and securing cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The role ensures seamless automation, robust security integration, and efficient monitoring of systems across OCI and GCP environments to enable secure, scalable, and high-performing applications.
Key Responsibilities:
1. CI/CD Pipeline & DevSecOps
- Design, build, and secure CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions .

- Integrate automated security testing (SAST/DAST) using SonarQube and related tools.

- Implement and manage GitOps workflows for continuous delivery using ArgoCD .

2. Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

- Design, build, and secure cloud infrastructure on OCI and GCP using Terraform .

- Automate configuration and security hardening tasks using Ansible .

- Develop and maintain automation scripts and perform system administration using Bash .

- Secure and manage container orchestration platforms including Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) .

3. QA Automation Enablement

- Collaborate with the QA team to integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.

- Enable automated execution of QA tests to act as quality gates before deployment.

4. Observability & Monitoring

- Build and manage the enterprise observability and monitoring stack using Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus .

- Develop dashboards, alerts, and incident response playbooks for performance and security monitoring.

Key Interactions:

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Internal: Infrastructure, Developers, Security Teams

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External: Technology vendors and solution partners (as needed)

Requirements

Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering , Information Technology , or a related field (preferred).

Experience

- 3+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering .

- Proven expertise in DevSecOps principles and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) .

- Strong proficiency in Bash scripting and automation with Ansible .

- Deep understanding of cloud security architecture and native security services on OCI and GCP .

- Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) .

- Advanced skills in CI/CD design using GitHub Actions and GitOps tools like ArgoCD .

- Hands-on experience in Kubernetes (OKE/GKE) setup and security.

- Practical experience with security scanning tools (SonarQube, SAST, DAST).

- Strong knowledge of observability platforms (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus).

- Familiarity with automated functional testing frameworks and integration into DevOps pipelines.

Core Competencies:

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Attention to detail and focus on security best practices.

- Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

- Excellent communication and documentation skills.

- Continuous learning mindset and adaptability to new technologies.

Originally posted on Himalayas