Sr. DevSecOps engineer

Overview:


TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company that specializes in global climate technologies. It operates in the Climate segment that delivers energy efficient products and energy services. The company offers the client and American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning which provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and commercial and residential building services, parts, support, and controls; energy services and building automation.


Role: Sr. DevSecOps engineer


Location: Clarksville, TN


Duration: 6 months


Job Type: Temporary Assignment


Work Type: Remote

Job Description:

• We are looking for a Sr. DevSecOps engineer to do hands on keyboard work to continue building out our internal developer platform tools.
• Must have good software development skills, experience working within a project team as a software development lead is a very strong plus.

Position Overview:

• As a DevSecOps Sr. Engineer, you will play a critical role on the DevSecOps Platform team by developing the security and scalability of our organization's software development life cycle(s).
• You will be the lead engineer in continuing to build the capabilities in the DevSecOps Platform which will integrate multiple systems that support the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Your primary focus will be on improving software delivery performance by working with the processes and systems used to develop software, integrating security practices into the DevOps lifecycle, and collaborating with software development teams to minimize vulnerabilities and maintain compliance with internal policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to ensure the team's productivity and success.
• Design and implement secure development, testing, and deployment processes, including security controls, code scanning, and vulnerability management.
• Become familiar with multiple tools that support the SDLC and determine how to best integrate them into build and deployment pipelines. Tools include monitoring, project management, ticket/incident management, build, configuration, testing, automation, and security.
• Integrate, configure, and manage multiple systems that support the SDLC, such as source code management systems, build tools, test automation frameworks, cloud infrastructure, and related deployment platforms.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends, and proactively recommend security enhancements to protect the organization's data and systems.
• Act as a subject matter expert on the DevSecOps Platform capabilities, providing guidance and training to the team and other stakeholders.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience as a DevOps engineer or similar role, with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a development or lead capacity.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD principles, with hands-on experience designing and implementing pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or other Assistive & Generative AI tools used for software development. Including experience with MCP, Agents, Skills, and best practices around AI workflows within the SDLC.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud) and expertise in cloud services such as EC2, S3, RDS, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS.
• Strong understanding of security principles, practices, and technologies, including cloud security, secure coding, infrastructure security, and compliance.
• Experience leading technical implementations, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong technical research and analytical skills, with the ability to independently interpret complex documentation, investigate issues, and drive informed decisions across DevSecOps initiatives.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).

Technology Experience:

Experience with the following technologies and areas:

• Source Control Management: GitHub Enterprise (Cloud), git
• Build systems: make
• AI Tooling: Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Google Gemini Enterprise
• Test Automation: TOSCA, Selenium, Neoload, Cucumber, Playwright
• SAST: Checkmarx, GitHub Advanced Security, CodeQL
• Code Quality: SonarQube and linting in general
• CI/CD Orchestration: GitHub Actions, yaml, Python, Bash, Jenkins
• Containerization: Docker
• Cloud Platforms: AWS and GCP
• IT Service Management: Jira, Halo ITSM
• Policy and Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Terraform Cloud
• Logging & Reporting: OpenSearch and/or Splunk
• Monitoring: New Relic

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.