Embeds security into CI/CD, IaC and the developer platform as code.
Entry
Senior
Coding
High
Key skills
Career overview
The DevSecOps Engineer makes security a by-product of the delivery pipeline: policy-as-code, IaC scanning, image hardening, secrets management and automated gates that fail builds rather than reports. They work shoulder to shoulder with DevOps and platform teams. The role leads to senior security engineering, security architecture or platform engineering.
Main responsibilities
- Embed security into CI/CD and development
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Describe infrastructure as code and version it
- Package and operate containerised workloads
- Automate recurring tasks with scripts
- Secure applications through review and testing
- Monitor platform health, alerts and dashboards
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Operate Kubernetes clusters and their add-ons
- Write unit and integration tests
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- CISSP
- CCSP
- CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security)
- Terraform Associate
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Overlap: 37% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Zero-trust design, Detection engineering, IAM & PAM
View roadmapOverlap: 25% · Difficulty: Hard
Skills to learn: Zero-trust design, Risk & threat modelling, IAM architecture
View roadmapOverlap: 60% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: CI/CD at scale, Developer experience, API design
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Soft skills
- Problem solving
- Technical curiosity
- Clear communication
- Autonomy
- Ability to explain and teach
- Documentation writing
- Teamwork
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