MSD Senior Manager -Dev SecOps Lead Engineer-Research & Development 

India, Telangana, Hyderabad 

164415823

Job Description

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.

• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and visionary DevSecOps Lead Engineer to champion and integrate security best practices throughout our software development lifecycle (SDLC) and cloud infrastructure. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and leading our DevSecOps strategy, ensuring our applications and infrastructure are secure by design and remain resilient against threats. This role requires a blend of strong technical leadership, hands-on engineering skills, and a passion for automating security controls within CI/CD pipelines.

What will you do in this role

• Lead & Strategize: Develop, implement, and champion the company's DevSecOps strategy, standards, and roadmap, fostering a security-first culture across engineering teams.

• Automate Security Integration: Design, integrate, and manage automated security tools and processes (SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning) within CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.

• Secure Infrastructure & Containers: Implement and enforce security best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP).

• Mentor & Collaborate: Lead and mentor engineers on secure coding and DevSecOps practices; collaborate effectively with Development, Operations, and Security teams.

• Monitor & Respond: Implement security monitoring and alerting; contribute to threat modeling, vulnerability management, incident response, and ensure compliance alignment.

• Evaluate & Improve: Continuously evaluate and implement new security technologies and processes to enhance the DevSecOps toolchain and overall security posture.

What should you have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• 7+ years of Proven experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Security Engineering role.

• 2+ years of Demonstrable experience specifically focused on DevSecOps practices and principles.

• Relevant certifications from AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional.

• Experience with security information and event management (SIEM) systems.

• Strong experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring engineering teams.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools - GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions.

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools - Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation.

• Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their security services.

• Experience integrating and utilizing security scanning tools (SAST, DAST, SCA,).

• Strong scripting skills - Python, Bash, Go

• Solid understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) security.

• Knowledge of network security concepts (firewalls, VPNs, WAFs) and common application security vulnerabilities .

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

What we look for

Current Contingent Workers apply

AWS Devops, AWS OpsWorks, Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration, Terraform, Terraform (Software), Testing

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