Staff DevSecOps Engineer
YUM! Brands, Inc.
Plano, TX
Posted today
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Preferred Certifications
- AWS Security Specialty
- CISSP
- SSCP
- CISM
- CCSP
- CEH
Responsibilities
Primary Duties
- Conduct security assessments of applications, infrastructure, and networks to identify vulnerabilities and risks, recommending and implementing remediation strategies.
- Configure, manage, and optimize Akamai Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies, ensuring robust protection against threats while maintaining high performance and availability.
- Utilize industry-leading code scanning and application security tools to identify vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle and integrate security practices into CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with cloud engineering and platform teams to ensure secure cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), applying best practices for security configuration, hardening, and compliance.
- Lead or participate in security incident response efforts, rapidly addressing incidents and proactively implementing improvements to minimize future risks.
- Leverage familiarity with AI technologies to explore opportunities for enhancing security posture, threat detection, and proactive security measures.
- Mentor junior team members, providing technical guidance, professional development, and potentially stepping into a team leadership role.
Experience Requirements
Required
6+ years of experience in DevSecOps, application security, or cloud security roles.
6 years of experience
Benefits & Perks
Benefits Package
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- legal insurance
- accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- FSA/HSA
- short-term disability insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- 4 weeks of vacation
- paid sick leave
- 10 paid holidays
- floating day off
- 2 paid days for volunteer time
Retirement
- 401(k) plan
Time Off
- 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.
Required Skills
Technical Skills
hands-on experience administering Akamai WAF or similar web application firewall platformsstrong knowledge of networkingsecurity principlescloud infrastructureproficiency with security tools such as IDS/IPSSIEMvulnerability scanningpenetration testingfamiliarity with scripting/automation (Python, Shell, PowerShell)understanding or experience with AI technologies in security contexts
Soft Skills
excellent communication skillsproblem-solving skills
Full Job Description
You will:
You have:
We prefer:
Salary Range: $145,200 - $181,900
Benefits: Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.
- Perform Security Audits: Conduct security assessments of applications, infrastructure, and networks to identify vulnerabilities and risks, recommending and implementing remediation strategies.
- Administer and Optimize Akamai WAF: Configure, manage, and optimize Akamai Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies, ensuring robust protection against threats while maintaining high performance and availability.
- Code and Application Security: Utilize industry-leading code scanning and application security tools to identify vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle and integrate security practices into CI/CD pipelines.
- Cloud Security Hardening: Collaborate with cloud engineering and platform teams to ensure secure cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), applying best practices for security configuration, hardening, and compliance.
- Incident Response and Management: Lead or participate in security incident response efforts, rapidly addressing incidents and proactively implementing improvements to minimize future risks.
- Explore and Implement AI Security Practices: Leverage familiarity with AI technologies to explore opportunities for enhancing security posture, threat detection, and proactive security measures.
- Mentorship and Leadership (Growth Opportunity): Mentor junior team members, providing technical guidance, professional development, and potentially stepping into a team leadership role.
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 6+ years of experience in DevSecOps, application security, or cloud security roles.
- Hands-on experience administering Akamai WAF or similar web application firewall platforms.
- Strong knowledge of networking, security principles, and cloud infrastructure.
- Proficiency with security tools such as IDS/IPS, SIEM, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing.
- Familiarity with scripting/automation (Python, Shell, PowerShell).
- Understanding or experience with AI technologies in security contexts.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, capable of independently troubleshooting complex issues.
We prefer:
- Relevant certifications (AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, SSCP, CISM, CCSP, CEH).
- Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Security.
- Experience integrating security practices into DevOps and CI/CD workflows.
- Expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, and container security.
- Previous leadership experience or demonstrated potential to lead small technical teams, set strategic goals, and drive organizational improvements.
Salary Range: $145,200 - $181,900
Benefits: Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.
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