Senior DevSecOps Cloud Engineer

Job ID: SRJ_6951Posted: 2025-03-25Location: San Diego, CAEmployment Type: C2CIndustry: Computer SoftwareClient: WiproContact: Meghana GorusuCompany: SRI Tech SolutionsJob Title: Senior DevSecOps Cloud EngineerLocation: San Diego, CAWe are seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure. This role emphasizes integrating security at every stage of the development lifecycle, automating workflows, and streamlining CI/CD processes using a broad suite of AWS services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, and modern DevOps practices with a strong emphasis on Linux system administration. The ideal candidate will possess extensive technical skills, knowledge of cost optimization, strong security tooling expertise, and excellent communication abilities.Cloud Infrastructure & Linux AdministrationResponsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure using services such as EFS, RDS, ECS, EC2, VPC, Lambda, EventBridge, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, DynamoDB, and CloudFront
• Optimize cloud architectures to reduce costs while ensuring high performance and reliability
• Manage and optimize Linux-based servers and environments across production and development infrastructures, ensuring proactive monitoring and regular maintenance
• Implement and integrate AWS security services (for example, GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, AWS Security Hub) to continuously monitor and protect cloud environmentsQualifications:
• Extensive hands-on experience with the above AWS services
• Strong Linux system administration skills, including tuning and securing Linux-based environments
• Proven track record in implementing cost optimization strategies in cloud environments
• Familiarity with AWS security best practices and threat detection tools such as GuardDuty, Inspector, and Security HubInfrastructure as CodeResponsibilities:
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to provision and manage cloud resources efficiently
• Leverage IaC to enforce security, compliance, and best practices across multiple environmentsQualifications:
• Proven experience with Terraform to configure, deploy, and manage cloud environments
• Strong understanding of version-controlled infrastructure and compliance-driven provisioningCI/CD & AutomationResponsibilities:
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions to automate code builds, tests, and deployments
• Develop automation scripts with Python and Bash to support deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks
• Integrate and automate MySQL and PostgreSQL database tasks such as provisioning, migrations, and backups within the development pipeline
• Utilize Git for version control and to manage code repositories while collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Implement SonarQube or similar open-source scanning tools to automate code quality and security checksQualifications:
• Strong background in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation solutions
• Hands-on proficiency in Python, Bash, and Git
• Experience integrating static application security testing (SAST), dynamic application security testing (DAST), and code-quality checks within CI/CD pipelinesContainerization & OrchestrationResponsibilities:
• Implement containerization strategies using Docker and manage container orchestration with AWS ECS, optimizing deployments and resource utilization
• Integrate container security scanning tools (for example, open-source scanners and AWS Inspector for containers) to identify and remediate vulnerabilitiesQualifications:
• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration using AWS ECS
• Familiarity with container security best practices, image scanning, and vulnerability managementSecurity & Identity ManagementResponsibilities:
• Configure and manage IAM policies, IAM Identity Center, and SSO integrations to enforce secure access
• Implement AWS security best practices, ensuring that network configurations, monitoring, and logging (via CloudWatch and CloudTrail) meet organizational requirements
• Automate and orchestrate security checks using AWS services such as GuardDuty, AWS Inspector, and AWS Security Hub, as well as open source security tools
• Incorporate vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and compliance checks into build pipelines and runtime environmentsQualifications:
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and AWS security best practices, with hands-on experience managing identity and access configurations
• Experience implementing and managing security tooling (for example, GuardDuty, Inspector, Security Hub, SonarQube) in containerized and EC2 Linux deployments
• Ability to automate security processes to achieve continuous compliance and threat detectionSoft Skills & Analytical AbilitiesQualifications:
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both engineering and non-technical executive-level stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex engineering needs into actionable solutions
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or a related role managing large-scale systems, with a security-first mindsetSRI Tech Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship status or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria.