Lead Devops Devsecops

💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-31

Core

Building secure, automated CI/CD pipelines and platform foundations for .NET/ASP.NET Core applications in a regulated public-sector environment.

Role type

Lead DevSecOps / Azure Platform Engineer

Builds

Automated CI/CD pipelines, secure environment promotions, and production observability for critical UAE traffic and public-sector systems.

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure (Azure) / DevSecOps / .NET Ecosystem

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Azure DevOps Pipelines, Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Azure Key Vault, Entra ID, Bicep, Terraform, Docker, SAST/SCA integration, secret management, rollback procedures, OWASP/ISO 27001 alignment

Preferred skills

Regulated/government system experience, APIM, WAF, private endpoints, NSGs, managed identity, RBAC, SonarQube, Snyk, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure certifications (AZ-400, AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-500)

Technologies

Azure, .NET, ASP.NET Core, C#, Bicep, Terraform, Docker, Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, Entra ID, Application Insights, Azure Monitor

Responsibilities

Build baseline Azure DevOps pipelines for .NET applications; Add build, test, SAST, SCA, secret scanning, and deployment gates; Remove plaintext secrets and migrate to Azure Key Vault; Establish environment promotion across Dev/Test/Staging/Production; Create rollback-ready deployment procedures; Implement secure variable groups and least-privilege access; Support Azure App Services, SQL, Storage, APIM, WAF, and monitoring tools; Partner with security to align releases with governance standards; Train developers on pipeline usage.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

Rewrite

## About the role Safe City Group is hiring a Lead DevSecOps / Azure Platform Engineer to build secure, automated delivery foundations for critical UAE traffic and public-sector systems. This role is not basic deployment support. The immediate mission is to move from manual releases and weak secrets handling to controlled CI/CD, secure environment promotion, automated scanning, Azure Key Vault integration, infrastructure-as-code, release traceability, and production observability. ## Responsibilities - Build baseline Azure DevOps pipelines for .NET / ASP.NET Core applications. - Add build, test, SAST, SCA, secret scanning, artifact versioning, and deployment gates. - Remove plaintext secrets from config/code and migrate to Azure Key Vault or equivalent. - Establish environment promotion across Dev / Test / Staging / Production. - Create rollback-ready deployment procedures. - Implement secure variable groups, service connections, managed identities, and least-privilege access. - Support Azure App Services / Azure SQL / Storage / APIM / WAF / Application Insights / Azure Monitor. - Partner with security/governance to align releases with OWASP, ISO 27001, and internal change controls. - Train developers on practical pipeline usage without turning process into bureaucracy. ## Requirements - 7+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering, or release engineering. - Strong Azure DevOps Pipelines experience. - Strong Azure production experience: App Services, Azure SQL, Storage, Key Vault, Entra ID, Application Insights, Azure Monitor. - Hands-on CI/CD for .NET / C# / ASP.NET Core systems. - Infrastructure as Code: Bicep or Terraform. - Secrets management and credential rotation. - SAST/SCA/secret scanning integration. - Branching, PR gates, artifact management, deployment approvals, rollback. - Docker/containerization experience. - Strong English, B2+ minimum. ## Nice to have - Experience in regulated, government, financial, transport, telecom, or security-sensitive systems. - Experience modernizing manual deployment environments. - Experience with APIM, WAF, private endpoints, NSGs, managed identity, RBAC. - Familiarity with SonarQube, Snyk, GitHub Advanced Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, OWASP ZAP, Trivy, Checkov, Dependabot, or equivalent tools. - Azure certifications: AZ-400, AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-500.

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