DevSecOps Manager
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About the Role
Burjline Builders is looking for a DevSecOps Section Manager to establish and lead the enterprise DevSecOps practice within the Digital Infrastructure & Systems Department.
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Responsibilities
- Establish and lead the DevSecOps Section, including organizational structure, operating model, and roadmap
- Build, mentor, and manage a high performing DevSecOps engineering team
- Define team KPIs, SLAs, technical standards, and governance processes
- Manage project delivery timelines, resource planning, workload prioritization, and stakeholder expectations
- Drive Agile and DevSecOps culture adoption across internal teams and government entities
- Design, implement, and manage enterprise CI/CD platforms using GitLab and related DevOps toolchains
- Build secure CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, compliance validation, and automated testing
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps methodologies
- Manage enterprise Kubernetes/OpenShift environments using Red Hat OpenShift
- Lead container platform architecture, multi cluster operations, governance, scalability, resiliency, and platform security
- Manage DevSecOps integration across hybrid cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure and private cloud
- Embed security controls into the software delivery lifecycle (DevSecOps approach)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 12+ years in IT Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, or Platform Engineering
- Minimum 7+ years in DevOps/DevSecOps leadership or management role
- Strong expertise in Red Hat OpenShift administration and architecture
- Strong expertise in GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices
- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and hybrid cloud integration
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes, containers, microservices, and platform engineering
- Hands on experience with automation and IaC tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and Helm
- Strong understanding of DevSecOps security controls and secure SDLC
- Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry
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Job Summary
- We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevSecOps Section Manager to establish, lead, and manage the enterprise DevSecOps practice within our Digital Infrastructure & Systems Department.
- The role is responsible for building and operating a modern DevSecOps ecosystem that supports government scale digital services and hybrid multi cloud environments across on premises and public cloud platforms.
- The ideal candidate must combine strong leadership and people management capabilities with deep hands on technical expertise in Kubernetes/OpenShift, GitLab CI/CD, cloud platforms, automation, security integration, and observability solutions.
- This position will lead the DevSecOps strategy, governance, automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, and developer enablement initiatives while ensuring compliance, scalability, security, and operational excellence.
Leadership & Management
- Establish and lead the DevSecOps Section, including organizational structure, operating model, and roadmap.
- Build, mentor, and manage a high performing DevSecOps engineering team.
- Define team KPIs, SLAs, technical standards, and governance processes.
- Manage project delivery timelines, resource planning, workload prioritization, and stakeholder expectations.
- Drive Agile and DevSecOps culture adoption across internal teams and government entities.
- Coordinate with Infrastructure, Security, Operations, Digital, and Architecture teams to ensure seamless integration and service delivery.
- Conduct performance management, coaching, technical mentoring, and capability development for engineers.
- Lead vendor coordination, technical workshops, onboarding, and enterprise platform adoption initiatives.
Technical & Platform Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage enterprise CI/CD platforms using GitLab and related DevOps toolchains.
- Build secure CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, compliance validation, and automated testing.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps methodologies.
- Standardize DevSecOps onboarding frameworks for applications and development teams.
- Manage enterprise Kubernetes/OpenShift environments using Red Hat OpenShift.
- Lead container platform architecture, multi cluster operations, governance, scalability, resiliency, and platform security.
- Support containerized workloads, microservices, and platform engineering initiatives.
- Implement enterprise grade backup, DR, HA, storage integration, and monitoring for container platforms.
- Manage DevSecOps integration across hybrid cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure and private cloud infrastructure.
- Enable secure cloud native application deployment pipelines.
- Implement automation and orchestration across cloud and on premise platforms.
- Support multi cloud operational models and cloud governance standards.
Security & Compliance
- Embed security controls into the software delivery lifecycle (DevSecOps approach).
- Integrate SAST, DAST, container security, secrets management, vulnerability management, and compliance automation into CI/CD pipelines.
- Ensure alignment with cybersecurity and digital sovereignty standards.
- Collaborate with Security Operations and GRC teams on risk remediation and compliance initiatives.
Observability & Monitoring
- Lead enterprise observability and monitoring strategy implementation.
- Implement centralized logging, tracing, monitoring, and performance analytics platforms.
- Integrate observability solutions across Kubernetes, cloud, middleware, applications, and infrastructure layers.
- Drive proactive monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, and reliability engineering practices.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum 12+ years in IT Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
- Minimum 7+ years in DevOps/DevSecOps leadership or management role.
- Strong experience managing enterprise scale DevSecOps and container platforms.
- Proven experience in hybrid cloud and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
- Experience in government, enterprise shared services, or large scale regulated environments is highly preferred.
Mandatory Skills
- Strong expertise in Red Hat OpenShift administration and architecture.
- Strong expertise in GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and hybrid cloud integration.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes, containers, microservices, and platform engineering.
- Hands on experience with automation and IaC tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and Helm.
- Strong understanding of DevSecOps security controls and secure SDLC.
- Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry.
- Experience with API integration, automation frameworks, and enterprise middleware integration.
- Knowledge of Linux, networking, storage, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure concepts.
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Excellent team management and mentoring skills.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision making abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure in enterprise operational environments.
- Strong presentation and reporting skills for management and executive leadership.
- Ability to drive transformation initiatives and organizational change.
Preferred Certifications
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration, Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
- GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate or Professional, Red Hat Ansible Automation Certification, Terraform Associate Certification.
- CISSP, CCSP, DevSecOps Foundation Certification.
- ITIL v4 Foundation or Managing Professional, PMI PMP or PRINCE2, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Certification.
Preferred Candidate Profile
- We are looking for a technically strong leader who can operate strategically and hands on when needed.
- The ideal candidate should be capable of building the DevSecOps function from the ground up, managing enterprise platforms, driving automation culture, and leading transformation initiatives across hybrid cloud environments.
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