Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Vector Synergy is looking for a Senior DevSecOps contractor to support the modernization of their application deployment and delivery landscape. The role involves migrating applications from Docker Compose to Kubernetes and requires extensive hands-on experience in DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities:

• Migrating containerized applications from Docker Compose to Kubernetes (k3s)
• Designing, building, and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins
• Integrating security controls into the delivery process, including static code analysis, dependency scanning, container image scanning, secrets detection, image signing, vulnerability management, and release gates
• Supporting deployment automation, environment promotion, rollback, traceability, and release reliability
• Working closely with development, infrastructure, and security teams to improve automation, resilience, and secure delivery practices
• Troubleshooting and resolving build, deployment, and runtime issues across CI/CD and Kubernetes environments
• Documenting implemented solutions and contributing to good DevSecOps practices across the team

Requirements:

• 6+ years of professional experience in DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, or closely related roles, with DevSecOps as the main professional focus
• Strong hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes; experience with k3s is highly desirable
• Proven experience transitioning workloads from Docker Compose to Kubernetes
• Strong practical experience implementing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, plus GitLab CI/CD or Jenkins
• Strong hands-on experience with DevSecOps and software supply chain security practices, including SAST, dependency scanning, container/image scanning, secrets handling, and image signing
• Good understanding of cloud or hybrid infrastructure, Linux environments, and automation/scripting
• Experience with Git-based workflows, Agile/Scrum delivery, and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab, and Jira
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills
• Good spoken and written English