Overview
Azure DevOps & Security Automation Consultant Jobs in North Charleston, USA at Featmate
Azure Dev Ops & Security Automation Consultant
Aug 5, 2025 – Senior
$55.00 Hourly Project Overview & Business Challenge
- Company Introduction: Our development team uses Azure Dev Ops for our CI/CD pipelines, and our production environment is hosted on Azure. We are committed to a continuous deployment model.
- The Challenge: We have experienced several security incidents related to misconfigured pipelines and a lack of proper access controls in Azure. Our current CI/CD process is not fully secured, creating vulnerabilities in our deployment pipeline. We need to integrate security seamlessly into our Dev Ops workflow.
- Objective: The goal is to secure our Azure environment and automate security checks within our Azure Dev Ops pipelines, ensuring that security is a core part of our development and deployment process (Dev Sec Ops ).
Detailed
Job Description & Responsibilities Core Tasks
- Conduct a security audit of our Azure Dev Ops pipelines and service connections.
- Review and harden our Azure infrastructure and resource group permissions.
- Implement security best practices for CI/CD pipelines (e.g., using secure variables, service principal with least privilege).
- Integrate security scanning tools (e.g., for static code analysis, vulnerability scanning) directly into our pipelines.
- Develop automated scripts to enforce security policies and configurations across our Azure resources.
- Provide detailed documentation on the new Dev Sec Ops workflow and train our internal team on best practices.
Required
Skills & Qualifications Technical Expertise
- Extensive experience with Azure Dev Ops, including Pipelines, Repos, and Artifacts.
- Proven expertise in Azure cloud infrastructure and security services (e.g., Azure Security Center, Key Vault).
- Strong knowledge of scripting languages like Power Shell or Python.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or ARM templates.
- Microsoft Certified:
Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert or Azure Security Engineer Associate is highly desirable.
Soft Skills
- Ability to work closely with development and operations teams.
- Excellent communication skills for technical explanations and training.
- Proactive and methodical approach to problem-solving.
- A comprehensive report on Azure Dev Ops and infrastructure security vulnerabilities.
- Secured and updated CI/CD pipelines with integrated security checks.
- Documentation of the new Dev Sec Ops workflow and security policies.
- A final report summarizing the project outcomes and recommendations.
Timeline
- Timeline: Project is expected to be completed within 40-60 days.
How to Apply
- Instructions:
- Submit a detailed proposal outlining your approach to securing our Azure environment and Dev Ops pipelines.
- Share case studies of similar projects and a brief summary of your skills.
- Provide your desired compensation for the project.
Skills
- Soft: Communication, Collaboration, Problem-solving, Training.
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Title: Azure DevOps & Security Automation Consultant
Company: Featmate
Location: North Charleston, USA
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