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rjwlogistics lists this Senior DevSecOps Engineer opportunity in bolingbrook, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Salary: $130,000 - $150,000 annually + MyShare Equity Program
Job Purpose:
The Senior DevSecOps Engineer is an individual contributor responsible for designing, implementing, and operating security controls across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This role partners closely with Engineering teams, IT Operations, and the Manager of Cyber Security to embed security directly into development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms. The core function of this role is active, hands-on partnership with Engineering teams to build secure-by-default patterns, improve secure design and delivery practices, and implement security controls within existing development and operational workflows. While the role maintains awareness of governance and compliance requirements, the primary focus is practical engineering execution that results in scalable, auditable, and repeatable security outcomes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Secure SDLC Implementation & Governance Awareness
Design, implement, and maintain security controls across all SDLC phases
Translate security policy, OWASP guidance, and SOC-aligned requirements into engineering standards and pipeline controls
Embed security checks and guardrails into Agile and DevOps workflows (Jira Software, Azure DevOps)
Ensure SDLC controls generate reliable, repeatable audit evidence supporting SOX and SOC 1 / SOC 2 assessments
Architecture & Design Security
Perform application risk profiling and threat modeling for new and materially changed systems
Review application, API, and platform architectures from a security and risk perspective, providing guidance on required security controls and integration patterns
Design and implement security architecture components, guardrails, and shared controls supporting: Azure PaaS resources and identity integrations (Entra ID, Azure B2C/External ID)
Web applications hosted on IIS and Node.js
APIs and externally exposed services
Data platforms including Microsoft SQL, Oracle SQL, CosmosDB, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric
Partner with architects and engineers to ensure alignment with approved security patterns and baselines, without owning application code or business logic
CI/CD, Pipeline & Tooling Security
Secure CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
Implement application security tooling integrations and tune results for actionable signal
Integrate SAST, DAST, SCA, image scanning, and secrets detection into pipelines
Implement secure secret management, pipeline access controls, and deployment protections
Configure and maintain security controls for Web Application Firewalls (WAF), API gateways, and ingress layers
Verification, Testing & Defect Management
Define security testing requirements and acceptance criteria aligned to SDLC controls
Implement and maintain automated security testing workflows
Validate remediation of application and pipeline security findings
Maintain traceability between findings, fixes, Jira tickets, and generated audit evidence
Operations, Incident Support & Continuous Improvement
Participate in incident response activities related to application, pipeline, and identity security
Support root-cause analysis and implement preventative improvements through enhanced observability and security telemetry
Validate backup, restore, and disaster recovery controls with a security and access-control focus
Define and track security metrics supporting continuous improvement and SOC evidence requirements
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems or a related field
Minimum 5 years of experience in DevSecOps, application security, or secure platform engineering
Demonstrated experience implementing and operating security controls across CI/CD, cloud, and SDLC environments
Strong foundational knowledge across DevOps and platform engineering, including: Core networking concepts (VPC/VNet, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS, load balancing, proxies, firewall/NSG)
Windows and Linux systems (processes, permissions, filesystems, networking, troubleshooting)
Git-based workflows (branching strategies, pull requests, releases)
Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, and/or Python)
Strong hands-on experience implementing DevSecOps security controls, including: Secure SDLC practices and OWASP guidance (from a control, tooling, and risk perspective)
Azure cloud security and identity services (Entra ID, Azure B2C/External ID)
CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and build/deploy automation
Containers and orchestration fundamentals (Docker, Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
Vulnerability management tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA, image scanning)
Preferred Qualifications – Security Certifications
Microsoft security certifications aligned to Azure, identity, and cloud architecture (e.g., SC-100, AZ-500, SC-300)
Industry-recognised security certifications such as CSSLP, CISSP, CISM, or relevant GIAC credentials
Education and/or Experience Required:
Language Skills Sets:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to determine root cause of problem and determine corrective action.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Business Operating Systems, Internet software, Word Processing, and Spreadsheet software.
Physical Demands:
Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Must be able to activate phone systems utilizing keyboards and buttons.
Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in front of others.
Regularly works in an indoor/office environment and required to sit and/or use repetitive hand motion.
Frequently required to talk, hear, stand and walk.
Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
Must be able to work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.
Must have the ability to read and discern visual images on a variety of media with 20/20 corrected vision.
Must be able to speak and communicate clearly over telephones.
Must be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician with no evidence of the use of controlled substances.
Employer Rights:
This job description is intended to provide general information about the Senior DevSecOps Engineer position. The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of the job duties to be performed by an associate holding the position of Senior DevSecOps Engineer, nor are the lists of the physical requirements and environmental conditions exhaustive. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties. Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform. As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.
Employment-At-Will:
It is the Company’s policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period. Just as our associate’s, reserve the right to resign their employment at any time for any reason the Company reserves its right to terminate an associate any time for any reason either with or without cause.
Neither this Job Description nor any of its individual terms constitutes commitments between the Company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing Employment‑At‑Will relationship.
Benefits:
401(k) matching
Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
Employee discount
Flexible spending account
Health savings account
Paid time off
Sick Days
Long‑term Disability Insurance
Short‑term Disability Insurance
Accidental Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
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Worksite address
bolingbrook, IL, 60440, US
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