DevSecOps Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $77/hr

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: DevSecOps Engineer Type: Contract Compensation: $70–$77/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Maintain AWS infrastructure as code using Terraform with modular, reusable patterns across VPC , EC2 , ECS , EKS , IAM , S3 , and SQS in HIPAA -regulated production. Partner with InfoSec to run and tune security scanning tools such as Semgrep , Checkov , and Lacework , integrating them into delivery pipelines. Build automation in Python or Node.js to reduce manual toil and eliminate repetitive operational tasks. Implement self-scaling and self-healing configurations, and strengthen CI/CD pipelines. Monitor infrastructure with Prometheus , Grafana , and the LGTM stack; participate in on-call rotations and blameless post-mortems. Leverage AI-augmented engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot , Claude ) to author and review infrastructure. Qualifications Must-Have Hands-on AWS experience across VPC , EC2 , ECS , IAM , S3 , and SQS . Working knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices. Proficiency scripting in Python or Node.js . Solid understanding of VPC design and network security. Exposure to SAST , DAST , or CSPM tooling and to logging and monitoring systems. Applicants must be located in the United States with eligible work authorization (no sponsorship). Preferred HIPAA , SOC2 , or PCI-DSS compliance experience. Kubernetes/EKS operation experience. GitOps awareness ( ArgoCD or Flux ). AWS certifications . CI/CD pipeline experience ( GitHub Actions , Jenkins ). Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) Upload resume AI interview based on your resume Submit form Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs. Brightpath Technologies .com/welcome For any help or support, reach out to: support@ Brightpath Technologies .com PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. Originally posted on Himalayas