DevSecOps Engineer

Company cultures & job summary

Our client is looking for a DevSecOps Engineer to join their team and drive best practice across end-to-end SDLC and deployment automation. You'll need solid hands-on experience with cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation and cybersecurity tooling. This is a cutting-edge role working on some genuinely unique challenges in the Defence space. Apply Now!

Working Patterns and location – Hybrid – 3 days on site per week

·        Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to accelerate deployment automation.

·        Apply SRE principles to improve uptime and reliability of live operational systems.

·        Coach and mentor team members in DevSecOps best practice and tooling.

·        Collaborate with security architects to ensure products are secure by design.

·        Work with quality engineers and product owners to schedule and deliver releases.

·        Participate in code reviews and contribute to overall code quality.

·        Support and troubleshoot live operational systems, resolving issues promptly.

·        Contribute to agile ceremonies across Scrum, Kanban or SAFe frameworks.

·        Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud technologies in a DevSecOps context.

·        Proven experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines, e.g. GitLab CI/CD.

·        Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

·        Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, Ansible or Puppet.

·        Knowledge of cybersecurity practices including vulnerability scanning, IDAM and network security.

·        Linux shell scripting and automation scripting in Python or similar language.

·        Experience with SRE monitoring and analysis tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or Elasticsearch.

·        Familiarity with microservices, APIs (RESTful and gRPC) and pub/sub architectures like Kafka.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

·        Experience with Azure or GCP in addition to AWS.

·        Knowledge of GPU containerisation tools such as NVIDIA Container Toolkit or Run:AI.

·        Previous DevSecOps experience within the Defence or wider public sector.

·        Degree level qualification in a STEM subject or equivalent practical experience.

·        Experience with MLOps or edge compute environments.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

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