DevSecOps Manager

Job Title: DevSecOps Manager

Department: Digital Infrastructure & Systems

Reports To: Head of Digital Infrastructure & Systems

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.

Key Responsibilities:

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

DevSecOps Platforms & CI/CD

• 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.

Container Platforms & Kubernetes

• 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.

Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure

• Manage DevSecOps integration across hybrid cloud platforms including Microsoft
  
  

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:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or
  
  

related field.

• Master’s degree is 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

Skills & Competencies:

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

DevOps & Kubernetes

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
  
  

Cloud

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
  
  

GitLab & Automation

• GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate or Professional
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Certification
• Terraform Associate Certification
  
  

Security & Governance

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• DevSecOps Foundation Certification
  
  

IT Service Management & Agile

• 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.