Cloud DevSecOps Engineer - Remote - Octopus by RTG

Role Purpose

The  Cloud DevSecOps Engineer  is responsible for designing, implementing, and securing cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The role ensures seamless automation, robust security integration, and efficient monitoring of systems across OCI and GCP environments to enable secure, scalable, and high-performing applications.

Key Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline & DevSecOps

• Design, build, and secure CI/CD pipelines using  GitHub Actions .

• Integrate automated security testing (SAST/DAST) using  SonarQube  and related tools.

• Implement and manage  GitOps workflows  for continuous delivery using  ArgoCD .
• Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

• Design, build, and secure  cloud infrastructure  on  OCI and GCP  using  Terraform .

• Automate configuration and security hardening tasks using  Ansible .

• Develop and maintain  automation scripts  and perform  system administration  using  Bash .

• Secure and manage container orchestration platforms including  Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE)  and  Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) .
• QA Automation Enablement

• Collaborate with the  QA team  to integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.

• Enable automated execution of QA tests to act as quality gates before deployment.
• Observability & Monitoring

• Build and manage the enterprise  observability and monitoring stack  using  Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus .

• Develop  dashboards, alerts, and incident response playbooks  for performance and security monitoring.

Key Interactions

• Internal:  Infrastructure, Developers, Security Teams

• External:  Technology vendors and solution partners (as needed)

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in  Computer Engineering ,  Information Technology , or a related field (preferred).

Experience

• 3+ years  of hands-on experience in  DevOps or Cloud Engineering .

• Proven expertise in  DevSecOps principles  and  Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) .

• Strong proficiency in  Bash scripting  and  automation with Ansible .

• Deep understanding of  cloud security architecture  and  native security services  on  OCI  and  GCP .

• Extensive experience with  Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) .

• Advanced skills in  CI/CD design  using  GitHub Actions  and  GitOps  tools like  ArgoCD .

• Hands-on experience in  Kubernetes (OKE/GKE)  setup and security.

• Practical experience with  security scanning tools  (SonarQube, SAST, DAST).

• Strong knowledge of  observability platforms  (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus).

• Familiarity with  automated functional testing frameworks  and integration into DevOps pipelines.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Attention to detail and focus on security best practices.

• Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

• Continuous learning mindset and adaptability to new technologies.