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Alixpartners

Lead DevSecOps Engineer – AI & Emerging Technology (Contract)

Chicago; Dallas; Detroit; Houston · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
GitAWSAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDDevOpsMachine LearningCybersecurityMicrosoft DefenderHRISZero TrustCommunicationOrganizational Skills

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About the role

  • We're seeking an Information Security Lead - AI & Emerging Technology to join our growing Information Security team and help embed security into our DevOps and cloud practices.
  • This role will work together with DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, and Application Engineering teams to design and implement secure, scalable cloud solutions across Azure and AWS environments.
  • The ideal candidate brings deep cloud expertise, a passion for automation, and hands-on experience building secure-by-design architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate security throughout the CI/CD pipeline and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments, including hands-on implementation of security tooling, reusable pipeline templates, security gates, exceptions, and troubleshooting.
  • Design, implement, and maintain Azure Policies and guardrails for continuous compliance and drift detection, including policy initiatives, assignments, and policy-as-code practices.
  • Develop secure cloud configurations and architectures leveraging PaaS services across Azure (and, to a lesser extent, AWS), including managed identities, Key Vault, private endpoints, RBAC, logging/diagnostics, and secure networking patterns.
  • Key contributor to threat modeling and building defensible architecture
  • Collaborate with architecture and infrastructure teams to define and implement AI-specific security controls.
  • Support detection and response teams with insights into cloud and DevOps security events.

Requirements

  • This description is not designed to encompass a comprehensive listing of required activities, duties, or responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, etc.).
  • MUST BE CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.

Nice to have

  • Relevant certifications such as AZ-500 (Azure Security Engineer Associate), CCSP, SANS GCAD, or Terraform certifications.
  • Knowledge of container security (Kubernetes, AKS, EKS) and shift-left security approaches.
  • Experience with Defender for Cloud tools (Defender for Containers, Defender for DevOps, workload protections, etc.)
  • Highly organized with excellent organizational skills with experience operating in time-sensitive, ambiguous environments, balancing competing priorities with sound judgment and discretion.
  • Core working hours are generally 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Monday
  • willingness to work outside of normal U.S. business hours, and as unique projects/needs arise
  • physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday
  • Must become familiar with, and promote and abide by, our Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners' Code of Conduct and foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization

Benefits

  • We hold ourselves accountable by providing space for authenticity, growth, and equity for everyone.

Company info

  • At AlixPartners, we solve the most complex and critical challenges by moving quickly from analysis to action when it really matters; creating value that has a lasting impact on companies, their people, and the communities they serve.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • MUST BE CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.
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