[Hiring] DevSecOps Engineer @Future Careers

Role Description

Future Careers is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer for a leading South African e-commerce platform, based in Cape Town (remote/hybrid). The successful candidate will play a key role at the intersection of software development, infrastructure, and security, driving initiatives that improve application security, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and maintain high-quality, secure code.

• Operate at the intersection of software development, infrastructure, and security, taking ownership of assigned projects while collaborating with the team.
• Monitor and report on the company’s security posture using new or existing tools.
• Lead initiatives to assess vulnerabilities, remediate issues, and track findings to continuously improve application security.
• Develop and maintain security monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to enhance security observability.
• Configure, manage, and optimize Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions to protect web applications from attacks.
• Design, develop, and test code in Golang, NodeJS, or Python.
• Conduct code reviews and maintain high standards of code quality.
• Draft technical specifications, briefs, and documentation for security and development initiatives.
• Gather and organise technical information into actionable plans in collaboration with colleagues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering.
• OR minimum of 4 years’ experience in a DevSecOps role, or strong background in both DevOps and security (if no degree/diploma).
• Practical experience with containerized environments (Docker & Kubernetes preferred).
• Practical experience with Terraform, with emphasis on integrating security controls.
• Experience configuring, managing, and integrating CI/CD tools and pipelines.
• Experience working in Mac/Linux environments.
• Experience with metrics and monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, NewRelic, Elastic APM).
• Proficiency in shell scripting.

Requirements

• Experience with Cloudflare enterprise offerings.
• Experience in the e-commerce sector.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and securing APIs.
• Experience with Google Cloud (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, BigQuery, CloudSQL, etc.).
• Experience in securing PHP projects.

Skills Required

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong drive for results and ownership.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.