DevSecOps Engineer Internship
Metasys
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Metasys explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. This role is suited for junior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Overview: Securing the CI/CD Pipeline
The DevSecOps Engineer is responsible for automating, integrating, and enforcing security controls throughout the entire development lifecycle, from code commit to production deployment. You will be the vital link between Development, Security, and Operations, ensuring that the continuous integration and delivery pipelines for our e-commerce platform, internal tools, and AI agents are secure by design.
Internship Details
Duration: 3 months
Start Date: Immediate
Location: Remote
Stipend: None initially. Based on your first-quarter performance, you may be offered a paid full-time opportunity, or even be absorbed directly by the client as an FTE.
Key Responsibilities & Core Projects
You will embed security into the automation processes across the entire tech stack.
* Security Automation (CI/CD): Integrate automated security scanning tools, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), directly into our CI/CD pipelines (managed via Makefile and automated testing pipelines).
Security Automation (CI/CD): Integrate automated security scanning tools, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), directly into our CI/CD pipelines (managed via Makefile and automated testing pipelines).
* Infrastructure Security: Enforce secure Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using Terraform for provisioning and managing our Oracle Cloud Free VMs. Continuously monitor the cloud infrastructure for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
Infrastructure Security: Enforce secure Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using Terraform for provisioning and managing our Oracle Cloud Free VMs. Continuously monitor the cloud infrastructure for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
* Container and Runtime Security: Manage and secure the application deployment environment by implementing robust container security policies for Docker and ensuring runtime threat detection and logging for production services.
Container and Runtime Security: Manage and secure the application deployment environment by implementing robust container security policies for Docker and ensuring runtime threat detection and logging for production services.
* Collaboration & Remediation: Collaborate directly with development teams to promote secure coding practices, provide guidance on vulnerability remediation, and ensure security findings are addressed before deployment.
Collaboration & Remediation: Collaborate directly with development teams to promote secure coding practices, provide guidance on vulnerability remediation, and ensure security findings are addressed before deployment.
* Secrets Management: Implement automated injection and rotation of secrets using Vault into the applications and deployment environment.
Secrets Management: Implement automated injection and rotation of secrets using Vault into the applications and deployment environment.
* Observability Integration: Integrate security logs and metrics into the observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) to ensure real-time security monitoring and alerting.
Observability Integration: Integrate security logs and metrics into the observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) to ensure real-time security monitoring and alerting.
Required Technologies & Tools
Candidates must have strong hands-on experience in both DevOps automation and security implementation:
* Automation/CI/CD: Makefile, automated testing, scripting (Bash/Python/Node.js).
Automation/CI/CD: Makefile, automated testing, scripting (Bash/Python/Node.js).
* Security Tools: SAST/DAST tools, vulnerability scanners, runtime protection.
Security Tools: SAST/DAST tools, vulnerability scanners, runtime protection.
* Infrastructure: Terraform (IaC), Docker, Oracle Cloud/equivalent IaaS.
Infrastructure: Terraform (IaC), Docker, Oracle Cloud/equivalent IaaS.
* Security & Auth: Vault (Secrets Management), Traefik (Edge Security), Observability stack (Prometheus, Loki).
Security & Auth: Vault (Secrets Management), Traefik (Edge Security), Observability stack (Prometheus, Loki).
* Codebase: Experience securing applications built with Node.js/NestJS and Next.js/React/TypeScript.
Codebase: Experience securing applications built with Node.js/NestJS and Next.js/React/TypeScript.
AI Agent Focus
You will ensure the secure deployment and operation of our AI layer.
* Secure Deployment: Implement dedicated, hardened deployment pipelines for AI agents (built on LangChain/LlamaIndex), isolating them and controlling their access to core supply chain data (MES, WMS, OMS).
Secure Deployment: Implement dedicated, hardened deployment pipelines for AI agents (built on LangChain/LlamaIndex), isolating them and controlling their access to core supply chain data (MES, WMS, OMS).
* Runtime Monitoring: Establish specific security logging and monitoring for LLM-related services to detect unusual access pat
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
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About Metasys
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