Ava Labs

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Ava Labs

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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Salary

💰 $147,000 - $185,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxPythonTerraformWeb3

About the role

  • We are seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to work closely with our DevOps team and play a critical role in securing and optimizing our cloud infrastructure. You will work to ensure that security is embedded into every stage of our development and deployment processes.
  • This role requires a strong balance of hands-on technical expertise, a proactive security mindset, and the ability to collaborate across teams to build secure, scalable, and reliable systems.
  • Design, implement, and continuously improve secure cloud infrastructure in Azure, AWS and GCP
  • Apply DevSecOps best practices to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and containerized workloads (Kubernetes, Docker)
  • Lead automation efforts in hardening, access control, monitoring, and threat detection across all environments
  • Conduct security assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and implement mitigation strategies
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices for cloud security
  • Develop security automation tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual interventions
  • Stay ahead of emerging security threats and continuously evaluate new technologies and practices
  • Provide strategic guidance on all activities related to infrastructure reliability, scalability and security
  • Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with a strong understanding of their unique security models, services, and pitfalls
  • Expert-level proficiency in modern DevOps tooling (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines)
  • Strong background in Linux systems security, including OS-level hardening, patching, and monitoring
  • Solid understanding of cloud networking and orchestration across multiple cloud providers
  • Experience integrating security testing tools into CI/CD workflows
  • Knowledge of network security fundamentals (WAFs, VPNs, IAM, zero trust)
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and product teams, translating security requirements into practical solutions
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset
  • Proven track record of success in rapidly scaling environments
  • Experience in development using Python or Go
  • Experience with TEEs (SGX, SEV, Nitro) is a plus
  • Experience with security compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP is a plus

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with a strong understanding of their unique security models, services, and pitfalls
  • Expert-level proficiency in modern DevOps tooling (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines)
  • Strong background in Linux systems security, including OS-level hardening, patching, and monitoring
  • Solid understanding of cloud networking and orchestration across multiple cloud providers
  • Experience integrating security testing tools into CI/CD workflows
  • Knowledge of network security fundamentals (WAFs, VPNs, IAM, zero trust)
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and product teams, translating security requirements into practical solutions
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset
  • Proven track record of success in rapidly scaling environments
  • Experience in development using Python or Go
  • Experience with TEEs (SGX, SEV, Nitro) is a plus
  • Experience with security compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP is a plus