DevSecOps Engineer (UAE)

About Us CloudPSO is a Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) company that assists in the acquisition of qualified staff to address complex digital problems in order to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain compliance. CloudPSO was founded in 2017 with an aim to provide businesses with a competent and skilled workforce at any given point in time and from any geographic region. We are a US-based company with headquarters in Dallas (Texas) and a center of excellence in Pakistan. We have over 200 facility seats with an additional Work-From-Home facility. CloudPSO has skillful in-house software development teams with state-of-the-art tools, the latest VOIP technology platform, and secure infrastructure. Our core values consist of client satisfaction, commitment, quality, and transparency. We, at CloudPSO, hunt, analyze, recruit, train, and retain top-notch talent for you to help achieve your business goals. Optimizing mission-critical and day-to-day enterprise IT operations, CloudPSO enables businesses to transform, innovate and scale. Job Description This is a remote position. Location: Remote – UAE Requirement: A Valid UAE work permit/employment visa is mandatory. Employment type: Independent Contractor We are looking for a hands-on DevSecOps Engineer to own, secure, and scale our infrastructure and deployment pipelines. You will work directly with our engineering team to embed security into our CI/CD workflows, manage vulnerabilities, and ensure our financial trading systems are resilient, compliant, and highly available. Key Responsibilities Pipeline Security & Automation Design, maintain, and harden CI/CD pipelines across our delivery lifecycle. Integrate automated security testing tools, including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and container scanning, directly into development workflows. Proactively suggest automation improvements to reduce manual overhead and accelerate secure software delivery. Vulnerability & Risk Management Lead end-to-end vulnerability management, including triage, remediation tracking, and cross-team reporting. Audit existing infrastructure and deployment workflows to identify gaps, risks, or inefficiencies. Contribute to disaster recovery (DR), business continuity (BC), and robust change management processes to guarantee platform resilience. Compliance & Data Protection Support the secure handling of sensitive and regulated financial data across all environments. Work closely with the Compliance team to implement security controls and collect evidence for external audits. Document all security architecture, pipeline logic, and automated rules for team handoff and future maintenance. Promote a security-aware engineering culture through modern tooling, clear documentation, and proactive knowledge sharing. Requirements 5 years of demonstrable experience in a DevOps, SRE, or DevSecOps role within a production environment for financial services. Proven experience building, maintaining, and hardening CI/CD tooling and infrastructure as code. Deep understanding of relevant security frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 2). Practical exposure to database high availability tooling and managed datastore operations. Strong understanding of modern data models, containerization, and cloud security architecture. Excellent English communication skills — you will work closely with global teams and document critical infrastructure logic. Relevant industry certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security, Certified DevSecOps Professional, CISSP, or equivalent) are highly preferred. Background in financial technology, SaaS environments, or secure cloud-native infrastructure best practices.