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