The Security DevOps Engineer (DevSecOps) is a hands-on technical role responsible for integrating security practices into the software delivery lifecycle, from code commit to production deployment. Working within a collaborative engineering team, this role contributes to the design and operation of secure CI/CD pipelines, cloud and on-premises infrastructure hardening, and compliance automation across distributed systems environments.

This role requires collaboration with geographically distributed teams and may occasionally require after-hours availability.

Work Modality

This position may be offered in one of the following formats, in accordance with AURA’s Teleworking Protocols:
- On-site in La Serena, Chile
- Full or Hybrid Teleworking

Essential Functions
- Develop, deploy, configure, test, and maintain DevOps services
- Build, maintain, and improve secure CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated security checks including SAST, SCA, secret scanning, and container image scanning
- Implement and enforce Infrastructure-as-Code security controls, policy-as-code rules,



and automated compliance checks across cloud environments
- Contribute to the hardening of Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads, including network policies, access controls, and image security standards
- Provide technical guidance and support to upper management throughout decision-making processes
- Participate in threat modeling sessions for new features and system changes to identify and document security risks
- Assist in security incident response efforts, including investigation, containment, and post-incident reviews
- Collaborate with development teams to promote secure coding practices and contribute to internal security documentation and guidelines
- Participate in code and architecture reviews with a security-focused perspective
- Mentor and support less experienced engineers.

Other Functions
- Perform other duties as assigned

Required Education, Experience, Skills & Abiliti

📌 DevOps Security Analyst (La Serena)
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