Job Title: DevSecOps Manager
Department: Digital Infrastructure & Systems
Reports To: Head of Digital Infrastructure & Systems
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevSecOps Section Manager to
establish, lead, and manage the enterprise DevSecOps practice within our Digital
Infrastructure & Systems Department.
The role is responsible for building and operating a modern DevSecOps ecosystem that
supports government-scale digital services and hybrid multi-cloud environments across on
premises and public cloud platforms. The ideal candidate must combine strong leadership
and people management capabilities with deep hands-on technical expertise in
Kubernetes/OpenShift, GitLab CI/CD, cloud platforms, automation, security integration, and
observability solutions.
This position will lead the DevSecOps strategy, governance, automation frameworks, CI/CD
pipelines, container platforms, and developer enablement initiatives while ensuring
compliance, scalability, security, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Management
• Establish and lead the DevSecOps Section, including organizational structure,
operating model, and roadmap.
• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing DevSecOps engineering team.
• Define team KPIs, SLAs, technical standards, and governance processes.
• Manage project delivery timelines, resource planning, workload prioritization, and
stakeholder expectations.
• Drive Agile and DevSecOps culture adoption across internal teams and government
entities.
• Coordinate with Infrastructure, Security, Operations, Digital, and Architecture teams
to ensure seamless integration and service delivery.
• Conduct performance management, coaching, technical mentoring, and capability
development for engineers.
• Lead vendor coordination, technical workshops, onboarding, and enterprise platform
adoption initiatives.
Technical & Platform Responsibilities
DevSecOps Platforms & CI/CD
• Design, implement, and manage enterprise CI/CD platforms using GitLab and related
DevOps toolchains.
• Build secure CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, compliance
validation, and automated testing.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps methodologies.
• Standardize DevSecOps onboarding frameworks for applications and development
teams.
Container Platforms & Kubernetes
• Manage enterprise Kubernetes/OpenShift environments using Red Hat OpenShift.
• Lead container platform architecture, multi-cluster operations, governance,
scalability, resiliency, and platform security.
• Support containerized workloads, microservices, and platform engineering initiatives.
• Implement enterprise-grade backup, DR, HA, storage integration, and monitoring for
container platforms.
Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure
• Manage DevSecOps integration across hybrid cloud platforms including Microsoft
Microsoft Azure and private cloud infrastructure.
• Enable secure cloud-native application deployment pipelines.
• Implement automation and orchestration across cloud and on-premise platforms.
• Support multi-cloud operational models and cloud governance standards.
Security & Compliance
• Embed security controls into the software delivery lifecycle (DevSecOps approach).
• Integrate SAST, DAST, container security, secrets management, vulnerability
management, and compliance automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure alignment with cybersecurity and digital sovereignty standards.
• Collaborate with Security Operations and GRC teams on risk remediation and
compliance initiatives.
Observability & Monitoring
• Lead enterprise observability and monitoring strategy implementation.
• Implement centralized logging, tracing, monitoring, and performance analytics
platforms.
• Integrate observability solutions across Kubernetes, cloud, middleware, applications,
and infrastructure layers.
• Drive proactive monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, and reliability engineering
practices.
Qualifications & Experience:
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or
related field.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum 12+ years in IT Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
• Minimum 7+ years in DevOps/DevSecOps leadership or management role.
• Strong experience managing enterprise-scale DevSecOps and container platforms.
• Proven experience in hybrid cloud and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
Experience in government, enterprise shared services, or large-scale regulated
environments is highly preferred
Skills & Competencies:
Mandatory Skills
• Strong expertise in Red Hat OpenShift administration and architecture.
• Strong expertise in GitLab CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and hybrid cloud integration.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, containers, microservices, and platform
engineering.
• Hands-on experience with automation and IaC tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and
Helm.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps security controls and secure SDLC.
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Dynatrace,
Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry.
• Experience with API integration, automation frameworks, and enterprise middleware
integration.
• Knowledge of Linux, networking, storage, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure
concepts.
Leadership & Soft Skills
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent team management and mentoring skills.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure in enterprise operational environments.
• Strong presentation and reporting skills for management and executive leadership.
• Ability to drive transformation initiatives and organizational change.
Preferred Certifications
DevOps & Kubernetes
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
Cloud
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
GitLab & Automation
• GitLab Certified CI/CD Associate or Professional
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Certification
• Terraform Associate Certification
Security & Governance
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• DevSecOps Foundation Certification
IT Service Management & Agile
• ITIL v4 Foundation or Managing Professional
• PMI-PMP or PRINCE2
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Certification
Preferred Candidate Profile
We are looking for a technically strong leader who can operate strategically and hands-on
when needed. The ideal candidate should be capable of building the DevSecOps function
from the ground up, managing enterprise platforms, driving automation culture, and leading
transformation initiatives across hybrid cloud environments.
- Locations
- Sharjah