Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing
issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
Stand Together is seeking a highly skilled and security-minded Senior DevSecOps Engineer to help us design, build, and secure our cloud infrastructure and software delivery pipelines. You’ll partner with software, data, cyber, and cloud engineering teams to create a secure, scalable, and resilient platform that supports solutions to some of society’s biggest challenges.
This role blends DevOps engineering excellence with security-first thinking—you’ll embed security controls directly into our CI/CD processes, drive compliance automation, and champion best practices for cloud security across all three of the major cloud providers.
At Stand Together, you’ll help build secure, scalable solutions that empower people and organizations to address society’s toughest problems. If you thrive at the intersection of cloud engineering and security innovation, we want to hear from you.
How You Will Contribute
- Cloud & Infrastructure Security
- Establish and enforce cloud security standards, identity & access management (IAM) policies, and network security controls across AWS and Azure.
- Implement continuous compliance and security monitoring aligned to the AWS Well-Architected Framework and industry standards (CIS, NIST, ISO).
- Design automated guardrails for vulnerability management, patching, and secrets management.
DevOps & AutomationArchitect and maintain CI/CD pipelines with built-in security testing (SAST/DAST), artifact signing, and policy enforcement.Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, or Ansible to ensure repeatable, secure deployments.Build and maintain containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, Fargate) with hardened images and runtime security controls.
Collaboration & LeadershipPartner with software, data, and business teams to integrate security best practices into application design and deployment.Act as a trusted advisor on cloud security strategy, incident response, and disaster recovery.Coach engineers on secure coding, DevSecOps patterns, and operational excellence.Able to clearly communicate the value of new initiatives to secure cross-functional adoptionEnthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
What You Will Bring
- Experience: 5+ years in Cloud/DevOps/Platform engineering with a strong focus on security and automation
Cloud Expertise: Deep knowledge of AWS services (EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS/SNS, ECS/ECR, Security Hub, etc.) and equivelant technologies in Azure and GCP
Security Knowledge:Strong understanding of IAM, network security, encryption (KMS), key rotation, and secrets managementExperience with vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Security Hub, Inspector, Aqua, Prisma, or similar) and compliance frameworks.Familiarity with container security and supply chain security practices.
Automation & IaC: Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Development Kit (CDK), or similarDemonstrated proficiency in threat detection, log aggregation, and incident response using Splunk and alternative SIEM tools
Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in Python or another high-level language for automation and custom tooling
CI/CD & Monitoring: Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, or similar, plus observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK)
OS & Networking: Strong Linux/Unix command-line skills and solid grasp of TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, and load balancing
Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
