Lead Dev Ops Security Engineer(IC) (Remote)

We are on the hunt for a seasoned Dev Ops Security Lead (AWS) to join one of the rapidly growing US based FinTech firms based in India with a global employee size of 400+. If you have the right skills, a solid stable career history, and experience in product startups/FinTech/SaaS Tech/eCommerce industry and can join 30 to 45 days notice we would love to hear from you. 

Position: Lead Dev Ops Security Engineer (IC)

Job Location: Remote

Job Type & Shift: Permanent & General

Experience: 8 to 12 yrs

Qualification: B. Tech / B.E / MCA

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS using best practices and modern tools, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Manage and optimize containerized applications using Kubernetes to maintain high availability and performance.
• Build, monitor, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows and accelerate deployments.
• Continuously monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement optimizations to minimize downtime and improve efficiency.
• Implement security best practices, including IAM configurations, VPC design, and automated compliance checks, to safeguard infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide infrastructure support and promote DevOps best practices across the organization.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering their professional growth and ensuring knowledge-sharing across the team.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for infrastructure architecture, deployment processes, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8+ years of experience in DevOps or a similar role, with a strong background in cloud infrastructure and automation.
• Experience leveraging modern AI tools for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Strong experience with Security and SecOps including proactive automated testing and monitoring
• Extensive experience working with AWS, including services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and ECS.
• Proficiency in using Terraform for infrastructure as code, with a deep understanding of best practices for managing cloud resources.
• Expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters, including deployment, scaling, and maintenance of containerized applications.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or similar, to automate tasks and workflows.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline to streamline deployments.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, or AWS CloudWatch to ensure system reliability.
• Experience driving projects focused on improving the security posture of cloud-native systems like AWS, including IAM, VPCs/Security Groups, IDS, SIEM, KMS, and tools like AWS GuardDuty
• Deep expertise in secrets management lifecycle and tooling, with practical experience implementing best practices.

Please Note:

1. Candidates from Product Start ups / SaaS Tech / Fin Tech industry are preferred to apply.
2. Notice period must be 30 days max..