DevSecOps Architect - Phoenix, AZ (Onsite)

DevSecOps Architect

Location: Phoenix, AZ (Onsite)

Visa: Any Visa

Experience: 15+ Years

Looking For:

Candidates with strong enterprise DevSecOps architecture experience, deep AWS cloud expertise, Kubernetes security knowledge, CI/CD automation experience, and a strong background supporting highly regulated environments such as Banking or Financial Services.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced DevSecOps Architect to lead enterprise DevSecOps transformation initiatives across cloud-native and hybrid environments. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in CI/CD automation, cloud security, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), observability, compliance automation, and secure software delivery practices.

The architect will work closely with Cloud, Security, Platform Engineering, and Application Development teams to build scalable, secure, and automated DevSecOps frameworks aligned with enterprise governance and compliance standards.

Mandatory Skills:

* 15+ years of IT experience with strong DevSecOps Architecture background

* Strong expertise in AWS Cloud Architecture and Security

* Hands-on experience with:

Terraform / OpenTofu

Kubernetes (EKS preferred)

Docker

Helm

Jenkins

GitHub Actions / GitLab CI/CD

* Strong DevOps & Automation experience:

CI/CD pipeline design

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Configuration Management

Release Automation

Environment Provisioning

Automated Testing

* Strong Security & Compliance experience:

DevSecOps implementation

Security scanning tools

SAST / DAST

Vulnerability Management

IAM

Secrets Management

Policy-as-Code

Compliance Automation

Audit & Governance controls

* Strong Cloud Security expertise:

AWS Security Hub

GuardDuty

IAM

KMS

WAF

CloudTrail

Defender / Prisma / Wiz / Lacework (preferred)

* Strong Kubernetes Security knowledge:

Container Security

Runtime Security

Admission Controllers

RBAC

Network Policies

Service Mesh Security

* Strong scripting/programming experience:

Python

Bash

Shell scripting

Groovy

* Strong Observability & Monitoring experience:

Splunk

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Datadog

CloudWatch

Preferred Skills:

* Experience with Banking / Financial Services clients

* Experience implementing enterprise DevSecOps governance frameworks

* Experience with SRE practices (SLI/SLO/Error Budgets)

* Experience with AI-driven automation or AI Ops

* AWS/Azure/GCP certifications preferred

Key Responsibilities:

* Architect enterprise DevSecOps platforms and secure CI/CD pipelines

* Implement automated security controls across development and deployment workflows

* Design scalable Kubernetes and cloud security architectures

* Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and policy enforcement into CI/CD pipelines

* Lead Infrastructure as Code and automation initiatives

* Build observability and monitoring solutions for secure cloud operations

* Collaborate with Security, Cloud, DevOps, and Engineering teams

* Drive cloud governance, compliance, and operational best practices

* Mentor teams on DevSecOps standards and secure engineering practices