Staff DevSecOps Engineer

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the

paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary

Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other

large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion

connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The

transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring

together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer

engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close

to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Eu

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Job description :

-Roles and Responsibilities

• Security Integration: Embed security best practices across the software development

lifecycle (SDLC), from code commit to deployment, ensuring security by design.

• Collaboration: Work closely with Cloud Security and Product Security teams to develop and

enforce security standards, policies, and frameworks.

• Infrastructure Hardening: Implement and automate security controls across

AWS/Azure/GCP resources, Kubernetes clusters, containers, and other infrastructure

components.

• CI/CD Security: Integrate automated security testing, static and dynamic analysis, and

vulnerability scanning into CI/CD pipelines.

• Threat Detection & Incident Response: Develop and maintain monitoring/alerting for

security incidents; participate in incident triage, root cause analysis, and response efforts.

• Tooling & Automation: Build and maintain automation for compliance checks, secrets

management, access controls, patching, and audit logging.

• Governance: Ensure the team's infrastructure and deployments are compliant with industry

regulations and Tekion's internal security requirements.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security

best practices; propose and implement relevant improvements.

• Evangelism: Foster a security-first mindset within DevOps and engineering teams through

knowledge sharing, documentation, and training.

What makes you relevant for this role

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or

equivalent practical experience.

• 9+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Security Engineering roles.

• Solid hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).

• Deep understanding of secure infrastructure design, identity and access management,

network security, and related best practices.

• Experience securing container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern CI/CD toolchains

(e.g., Jenkin, Tekton, GitHub actions, ArgoCD).

• Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language (Python, Go, etc.) and strong

automation skills.

• Practical familiarity with vulnerability management, scanning, threat modeling, and

remediation workflows.

• Strong collaboration, communication, and documentation abilities.

Why Tekion

• Opportunity to work with some of the smartest minds to solve complex security challenges at

scale.

• Impactful role in shaping and securing a global, cloud-native & AI driven platform.

• Innovative, collaborative, and fast-paced culture.

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive compensation

• Generous stock options

• Medical Insurance coverage

• Work with some of the brightest mindsfrom Silicon Valley'smost dominant and successful

companies