Expert in DevSecOps - 4739

CV Submission until 03.04.2024

Service delivery: Near - site 

VASS, in partnership with the European Commission, is currently seeking an Expert in DevSecOps to work from the European Commission in Brussels.

Job Responsibilities

DevSecOps

• Plan, implement, upgrade DevSecOps pipelines 
• Facilitate the continuous delivery of IT applications by using Application Lifecycle Management and automation tools. 
• Develop metrics and dashboards to measure and validate the effectiveness.
• Promote the usage of DevSecOps methodologies for IT projects. 
• Provide technical support to DevSecOps team. 
• Conduct research to find ways to improve operations. 

Architecture & infrastructure  

• Define and maintain the architectural frameworks/patterns, processes, standards, and guidelines related to systems, business or data architecture. 
• Work closely with data experts to develop and deliver data-oriented architecture solutions. 
• Support technical analysis and recommendations (e.g., evaluate and select vendor products based on functional, security and operational requirements; review and comment on their functionalities). 
• Review of the architecture of existing systems to migrate of existing system in the cloud. 
• Interact with the business analysts, solution architects, project leaders and the developers. 
• Provide technical and architectural subject matter expertise to the various development teams including communicating architectural decisions and mentoring other technical staff around the various security technologies and decisions. 
• Define, review, maintain and help executing cloud exit strategy. 

Security 

• Design security controls, processes and procedures for systems implemented using public cloud. 
• Implement technological solutions dedicated to security and data protection in public cloud. 
• Evaluate systems for discrepancies or vulnerabilities. 
• Architect and design API Security, Container Security, Cloud Security.

Job Requirements 

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Proficiency with cloud technologies and infrastructure especially AWS 
• AWS expertise: solution delivery expertise, migration of applications to the cloud, automation through third-party tools, Infrastructure as code (IaC). 
• Ability to design services to satisfy business objectives, based on the quality, compliance, risk and security requirements, delivering more effective and efficient IT and organisation solutions and services aligned to organisational needs. 
• Solid knowledge of containers and their orchestration 
• Solid knowledge and understanding of scripting and secure configurations for mainstream Linux operating systems. 
• Knowledge of cloud logging, reporting, and monitoring solutions. 
• Architecture • Solid knowledge of micro-services architecture design, development, deployment, and instrumentation. 
• Knowledge of a broad range of application architectures and languages. 
• Knowledge of relational database management systems such as MS SQL, Oracle with an experience with working with big databases (at least 5TB in size).
• Knowledge of Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
• Solid knowledge of secure application design and development in the cloud.
• Solid knowledge of network architecture, network security, TCP/IP, network virtualization and/or software defined networks. 
• Ability to apply high quality standards. 
• Ability to cope with fast changing technologies. 
• Analysis and problem solving skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, results driven environment. 
• Excellent communication skills in English & French (B1/B2), including ability to clearly communicate risks and risk management issues to technologists and non-technologists. 
• Ability to give business and technical presentations and actual experience with giving such presentations.
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and analysis from databases.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and Business Intelligence (BI) tools for data visualization and manipulation.
• Experience with developing applications in cloud environments, particularly the AWS Cloud.
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications effectively.
• Skilled in delivering both business and technical presentations.
• Excellent communication skills, adept at communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to write clear and structured technical documents.
• Comfortable participating in technical meetings and possessing excellent communication skills.

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE:

- Experience, of at least 5 years, with public cloud environments and technologies covering at least: 

• Migrating or natively building software, including monolithic applications, microservices, etc. •
• Designing and securing data-oriented solutions •
• Defining, reviewing or executing cloud exit strategies •

- Experience, of at least 3 years, with Amazon Web Services covering the following domains: cloud architecture and security fundamentals, containers and their orchestration, networking, high availability design, multi-cloud, serverless compute, infrastructure as code. 

- Experience, of at least 3 years, as a DevSecOps engineer covering all of the following topics: 

• Infrastructure as code: Terraform, Ansible or similar related technologies 
• CI/CD and pipelines: Gitlab or similar technologies 
• Docker, Kubernetes and similar 
• Design and implementation of automation scripts: Python, Perl, bash, or similar Linux scripting, Linux management. 

- Experience, of at least 3 years, in working in Agile/Sprint based IT project methodologies 

- Good knowledge with enterprise logging and monitoring solutions, analysis, and correlation of logs. 

Knowledge in modular and microservices architecture patterns

CERTIFICATIONS & STANDARDS: 

At least one of the following certificates & standards are required for the performance of tasks: 

•  AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional;
• Or Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP);
• Or An equivalent certification to be approved by the requesting unit.