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Associate Director, DevSecOps Architect

Princeton, NJ, USFull-time$150k2026-11-08 → 2026-11-09

Core

Enterprise-level technical leadership for secure software delivery, cloud-native platforms, and developer enablement, defining DevSecOps strategy and reference architectures.

Role type

Senior IC DevSecOps Architect

Builds

Enterprise CI/CD pipelines, automated security guardrails, and reusable platform capabilities for global development teams.

Domain

Cloud-native platform engineering and DevSecOps

Required skills

Enterprise DevSecOps strategy, CI/CD pipeline design, Kubernetes orchestration, Terraform infrastructure-as-code, SAST/DAST/SCA security tools, container image scanning, policy-as-code (OPA/Kyverno), cloud IAM and secrets management, vulnerability management, architecture decision records (ADRs), DORA metrics tracking, threat modeling, mentorship.

Preferred skills

Regulated enterprise environment experience, Amazon EKS, zero-trust architecture, SRE practices, software supply-chain security, SIEM integration, AI-assisted development tooling.

Technologies

Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/Azure/GCP, HashiCorp Vault, OPA, Kyverno, Git, SAST/DAST/SCA tools, SIEM.

Responsibilities

Define enterprise DevSecOps architecture and adoption roadmap; embed automated security controls across the SDLC; establish architecture standards for source control, build automation, and supply-chain security; lead architecture reviews and threat modeling; drive platform reliability via DORA metrics; mentor architects and engineers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership