Charles River: Senior InfoSec Engineer (SecDevOps) - (REMOTE)
Headquarters: India
URL: http://criver.com
Job Overview
The Senior InfoSec Engineer (SecDevOps) is a subject matter expert (SME) who plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between development, operations, and security. Our ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background in both IT security and software development, enabling them to implement and maintain secure DevOps practices across our projects.
The engineer works as part of a team to assess cybersecurity and technology risk against established frameworks, standards, policies, and methodologies. The individual reviews and recommends controls and best practices, and continually evaluates risk exposure and tolerance as defined by business leaders and external entities. The role also reviews and documents deficiencies, advocates for change, and when appropriate, escalates issues to senior risk leadership. With an emphasis on developing secure DevOps strategies, this position plays a crucial role in securing business-to-business initiatives, third-party relationships, outsourced solutions, and vendors.
Key Logistics
- Location: Permanently remote (India).
- Working Hours: Must be able to work 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM IST.
- Travel: May require occasional domestic or international travel.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines to facilitate safe code releases without sacrificing speed or efficiency.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate security at every phase of the software development lifecycle.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and security tests on applications and infrastructure to identify and mitigate risks before production deployment.
- Automate security processes to reduce human error and increase incident response times.
- Maintain security documentation and standard operating procedures.
- Stay up to date with emerging security threats and vulnerabilities and ensure that the company's systems and data are protected against them.
- Provide security awareness training to other teams and advocate for security best practices throughout the organization.
- Participate in the development and enforcement of security policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in computer science, information security, or related discipline.
- Experience: 3+ years of experience in a DevOps role with a strong focus on security, or in a dedicated cybersecurity role with exposure to DevOps practices. (An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted).
- Certification/Licensure: IT security-related certification desired (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or similar).
Technical Skills & Requirements
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their native security tools.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins).
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of compliance standards and security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2).
- Experience with secure software development practices such as using SAST/DAST tools, secure code review, and threat modeling.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think critically and strategically.
- Effective communication skills, with an ability to convey complex security issues to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and self-initiative skills.
About Charles River
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development, and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. We are an early-stage contract research organization (CRO) with over 20,000 employees in 110 facilities across 20+ countries. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. FDA in the past five years.
Benefits
Depending on the position, benefits may include:
- Bonus/incentives based on performance
- 401K
- Paid time off
- Stock purchase program
- Health and wellness coverage
- Employee and family wellbeing support programs
- Work-life balance flexibility
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail to crrecruitment_US@crl.com.
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