Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Gong empowers everyone in revenue teams to improve productivity, increase predictability, and drive revenue growth by deeply understanding customers and business trends; driving impactful decisions and actions. The Gong Revenue AI Platform captures and contextualizes customer interactions, surfaces insights and predictions, and powers actions and workflows that are essential for business success. More than 4,500 companies around the world rely on Gong to unlock their revenue potential. For more information, visit www.gong.io.

We’re looking for a hands-on and strategic DevSecOps Engineering Manager to lead and scale our U.S.-based DevSecOps function. You’ll start by managing a small team, focused on DevOps tasks in Security-related areas. You’ll be pivotal in designing, implementing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, especially security security-related parts of it. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Security, and IT teams globally to ensure Gong’s systems are secure, scalable, and high-performing.

As one of the foundational leaders in our U.S. R&D team, you’ll shape not only the infrastructure but also the culture and processes that support Gong’s next phase of innovation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Hire, Lead, mentor, and grow a small but high-impact DevSecOps engineering team in the U.S.
• Oversee the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of secured, scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure (primarily AWS).
• Drive the design and implementation of best security practices and tooling for CI/CD, monitoring and developer experience.
• Automation & Streamlining: Help automate and streamline our operations and processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with all major stakeholders in the company, including R&D, Security, Product, and more, to ensure seamless integration of DevOps practices.
• Impactful Contribution: Play a major part in shaping the company's cloud strategy, focusing on innovation and long-term success with security considerations in mind.
• Contribute to strategic planning, budgeting, and roadmap development for DevOps and platform engineering

QUALIFICATIONS 

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability, or Platform Engineering roles, with at least 2 years managing engineers.
• Proven track record of building and operating scalable cloud environments (AWS preferred).
• Deep understanding of infrastructure-as-code and GitOps methodologies  (Crossplane, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi).
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, CircleCI).

• Extensive experience with running  Kubernetes and container orchestration in production.
• A solid understanding of computer networking fundamentals, REST architecture, and cloud security concepts.
• Experience with AWS security services such as IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, and Security Hub.
• Knowledge of security principles and compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO27001, etc.).
• Familiarity with vulnerability scanning and management tools.
• Experience implementing security automation in CI/CD pipelines.
• Background in container security and Kubernetes security best practices.
• Experience working in a Java-based environment.
• One or more security-related certifications (CKA,CISSP, CEH, Security+, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.).
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth SaaS or product environments.
• Bonus: Experience working in a hybrid/global team across time zones.
• Willing to travel internationally from time to time

PERKS & BENEFITS 

• We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs.
• Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle.
• Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching.
• 401(k) program to help you invest in your future.
• Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development.
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend.
• Paid parental leave to support you and your family.
• Company-wide recharge days each quarter.
• Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment.

The annual salary hiring range for this position is $195,000 - $260,000 USD. 

Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets. 

We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect.

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