Senior DevSecOps Engineer

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About the Role JODAYN is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to serve as the primary technical reference for projects and lead initiatives to enhance DevSecOps maturity across the organization. This full-time role involves integrating security practices and tools into CI/CD pipelines, managing vulnerability remediation, and establishing secure software development practices. The successful candidate will also provide technical guidance and mentorship to security, development, and DevSecOps teams. Key Responsibilities Lead initiatives to improve and enhance DevSecOps maturity throughout the organization. Conduct DevSecOps and Application Security maturity assessments against recognized frameworks such as BSIMM 15, OWASP DSOMM, and OWASP DSOVS. Assess control coverage, pipeline maturity, security practices, control duplication, and high-risk areas, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities. Design, review, and coordinate the integration of security controls into CI/CD pipelines, including SAST, SCA, DAST, IAST, Secrets Management, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Scanning. Establish and govern vulnerability triage, prioritization, tracking, and remediation processes, including defined SLAs. Lead the implementation, configuration, and optimization of application, API, and secure development security tools. Develop and maintain technical standards, documentation, security guidelines, templates, checklists, and operational runbooks. Lead knowledge transfer activities and provide technical guidance to client teams. Provide technical mentorship and guidance to DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and software development teams. Monitor and report on Application Security KPIs, metrics, and DevSecOps maturity indicators. Support the alignment of security policies and standards with global best practices and applicable local regulatory requirements. Promote secure software development practices throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Required Qualifications and Experience Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience , including experience in Senior and/or Lead-level roles. Proven experience leading Threat Modeling, secure design reviews, and end-to-end implementation of security tools. Demonstrated experience conducting DevSecOps and/or Application Security maturity assessments using frameworks such as BSIMM and/or OWASP DSOMM, including evidence collection, assessment, gap analysis, and reporting. Experience defining, tracking, and reporting Application Security KPIs, metrics, and maturity indicators. Experience developing, updating, and aligning security policies and technical standards with international best practices and local compliance requirements, including NCA requirements. Strong practical experience in Secure Software Development and DevSecOps practices. Proven experience working with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab, Azure DevOps, and/or CloudBees. Strong understanding of integrating security tools into the SDLC, including SAST, SCA, DAST, IAST, Secrets Management, and IaC Scanning. Good knowledge of security frameworks and standards, including OWASP SAMM, OWASP DSOMM, OWASP DSOVS, BSIMM, NIST SSDF, and NCA Cybersecurity Guidelines. Proficiency in automation and scripting using Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required. Arabic language proficiency is considered an advantage.