Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Summary
Senior DevSecOps Engineer designs secure cloud infrastructure and embeds security into CI/CD pipelines for IoT and mission-critical systems using AWS/Azure/GCP, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
Title: DevSecOps Engineer
Location: Denver, CO
Six months contract-to-hire
Hybrid Role
$60-$75/hour
The Planet Group has partnered with a Denver are company to locate a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to help design and secure a modern cloud environment supporting connected IoT technologies and mission-critical data.
This is a highly technical, hands-on engineering role where you'll partner with development, cloud, and security teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle. If you're someone who believes security should accelerate development--not slow it down--we'd love to talk.
Please note, as this is a contract-to-hire role, candidates must be eligible to work without any type of sponsorship. In addition, candidates must be willing to do an in-person interview.
Responsibilities:
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Location: Denver, CO
Six months contract-to-hire
Hybrid Role
$60-$75/hour
The Planet Group has partnered with a Denver are company to locate a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to help design and secure a modern cloud environment supporting connected IoT technologies and mission-critical data.
This is a highly technical, hands-on engineering role where you'll partner with development, cloud, and security teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle. If you're someone who believes security should accelerate development--not slow it down--we'd love to talk.
Please note, as this is a contract-to-hire role, candidates must be eligible to work without any type of sponsorship. In addition, candidates must be willing to do an in-person interview.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments
- Build security directly into CI/CD pipelines using automated scanning and compliance tools
- Develop Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) that follows security best practices by default
- Secure APIs, cloud services, and data pipelines supporting connected IoT solutions
- Implement encryption, identity management, secrets management, and secure authentication mechanisms
- Perform threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and security reviews across cloud environments
- Strengthen container and Kubernetes security while improving developer workflows
- Partner with engineering teams to champion a "Shift Left" DevSecOps culture
- Support security compliance initiatives, including ISO 27001 and cloud security best practices
- 5+ years of hands-on experience securing cloud infrastructure
- Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud security services
- Experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, container security, and vulnerability management
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred)
- Experience implementing encryption, IAM, authentication, and secure networking
- Familiarity with cloud security frameworks and compliance standards such as ISO 27001
- Ability to collaborate across engineering, DevOps, and security teams
- CISSP, CCSP, GCSA, or cloud security certifications
- Experience supporting IoT, edge computing, or connected device environments
- Kubernetes and container security experience
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