DevSecOps Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $77/hr

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: DevSecOps Engineer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$77/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities

- Maintain AWS infrastructure as code using Terraform with modular, reusable patterns across VPC , EC2 , ECS , EKS , IAM , S3 , and SQS in HIPAA -regulated production.

- Partner with InfoSec to run and tune security scanning tools such as Semgrep , Checkov , and Lacework , integrating them into delivery pipelines.

- Build automation in Python or Node.js to reduce manual toil and eliminate repetitive operational tasks.

- Implement self-scaling and self-healing configurations, and strengthen CI/CD pipelines.

- Monitor infrastructure with Prometheus , Grafana , and the LGTM stack; participate in on-call rotations and blameless post-mortems.

- Leverage AI-augmented engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot , Claude ) to author and review infrastructure.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- Hands-on AWS experience across VPC , EC2 , ECS , IAM , S3 , and SQS .

- Working knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices.

- Proficiency scripting in Python or Node.js .

- Solid understanding of VPC design and network security.

- Exposure to SAST , DAST , or CSPM tooling and to logging and monitoring systems.

- Applicants must be located in the United States with eligible work authorization (no sponsorship).

Preferred

- HIPAA , SOC2 , or PCI-DSS compliance experience.

- Kubernetes/EKS operation experience.

- GitOps awareness ( ArgoCD or Flux ).

- AWS certifications .

- CI/CD pipeline experience ( GitHub Actions , Jenkins ).

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

- Upload resume

- AI interview based on your resume

- Submit form

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