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Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Prudential Insurance
Full-time
On-site
Newark, New Jersey, United States
$105,100 - $156,500 USD yearly

Job Classification:

Technology - Engineering & Cloud

Your Team & Role

As a DevSecOps Engineer at Prudential, you will play a critical role in shaping and maintaining the company's security posture. Your responsibilities will include providing insightful feedback and advice to our security and GRC teams regarding enterprise standards. You will also be tasked with implementing and managing the necessary tools and policies to ensure that these standards are consistently monitored and enforced. Furthermore, you will also work closely with our development community, gaining a deep understanding of their security challenges. You will be at the forefront of our security efforts, bridging the gap between development and security. This role requires an understanding of security and a focus on execution to safeguard Prudential's digital assets.

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
• Continuously improve the security postures of applications, containers, cloud, and data
• Advise enterprise teams developing standards for security, quality, and controls
• Implement preventation/detection/remediation policies
• Empower developers to understand and manage their security issues
• Develop process workflows to ensure security issues are properly resolved
• Generate security benchmarks and audit reports
• Partner with security vendors to enhance their products
• Bring awareness to emerging technologies and threats

The Skills & Expertise You Bring
• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields


Strong technical foundation with experience in several of the following:
• 3+ years in software engineering, devops, and/or security
• Experience in one or more of the following languages: Python, Javascript, Go, or Rust
• Experience with Policy-as-Code and querying languages: GraphQL, Rego, Sentinel, HCL, OVAL, CodeQL, datalog, Kusto
• Familiarity with API development and 3rd parties integration
• Familiarity with different types of infrastructure: servers, serverless, containers, cloud, networking, mobile
• Familiarity with system architectures: Monolithic, event-driven, n-tier, microservices, MVC, distributed

Security Domain Knowledge
• Thought leadership and publishing policy or research briefs
• Knowledge of application security specific topics: SDLC, DevSecOps, IAM, cloud/mobile/container security
• Experience managing security tools: SAST, SCA, DAST, xSPM, secret scanners
• Familarity with security data sources and formats: CVE, CWE, CPE, SBOM, VEX, CVSS, CAPEC, SARIF, CycloneDX
• Familarity with industry standard security frameworks: SOC2, NIST, ATT&CK, CIS, ISO 27001/27002
• Familarity with common identity standards and formats: SAML, OAuth, SCIM, LDAP, JWT, Kerberos, OpenID

DevOps Knowledge
• Implemented a DevOps pipeline and experience with tooling
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Experience in process engineering and developing workflows
• Strong background with git including merging and branching strategies
• Ability to document user guides, bugs/defects, features, and SOPs
• As-Code Patterns: Infrastructure, Configuration, Security, Policy, Docs, Pipeline, Identity

General Skillsets:
• Collaboration within a scrum team, development community, and decision-makers
• Excellent problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Strong customer service and value-oriented mindset
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate complex issues to both technical and non-technical users
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Strong initiative, interpersonal and problem-solving skills with a strong desire to learn
• Ability to create excellent working relationships within and across teams

Preferred Qualifications
• Financial/Insurance industry experience is a plus, not a must

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you. 

What we offer you:

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $105,100.00 to $156,500.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
  • Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level. 

  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave. 

  • 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%). 

  • Company-funded pension plan. 

  • Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs. 

  • Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.  

  • Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.  

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service. 

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.  

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. 

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com. 

 

If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com to request assistance.