About Tekion: 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 Europe. About Tekion Tekion is a cutting-edge technology company redefining the automotive ecosystem, by delivering seamless and connected cloud-native solutions for dealerships, OEMs, and partners. We thrive on innovation, customer obsession, and building world-class products that make a tangible difference. Our culture is driven by continuous improvement, collaboration, and a deep commitment to security and reliability as we scale globally.Team Overview You’ll join our dynamic DevOps team, a group of passionate engineers dedicated to ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of Tekion’s infrastructure and services. You will play a pivotal role in embedding security rigor into our DevOps practices. Working closely with Cloud Security and Product Security teams, you will help secure Tekion’s cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, and production infrastructure. 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. 3-7 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. Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. For more information on our privacy practices, please refer to our Applicant Privacy Notice here.