DevSecOps Lead Engineer
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- Defence Sector This role is for a high-impact DevOps and Automation Evangelist responsible for the technical implementation and strategic direction of the DevSecOps platform, ensuring alignment with critical business and security objectives.
Core Responsibilities Technical DevSecOps Ownership: Lead the design, technical implementation, delivery, and assurance of the DevSecOps tooling stack and associated processes/WoW.
Design & Strategy: Drive technical design, make key architectural decisions, and advise senior stakeholders on DevSecOps technologies and practices.
Delivery & Governance: Collaborate with Tech Lead, POs, and SM to plan, prioritize work, manage risks/dependencies, and report progress to the Solution Owner.
Quality & Alignment: Ensure the DevSecOps implementation meets all technical requirements, satisfies business outcomes, and aligns perfectly with security needs.
Team Development: Mentor junior engineers and provide decisive implementation guidance.
Operationalization: Define the Support Approach with the Service/Support Team and manage cross-team adoption and dependencies.
Key Technical Expertise Significant hands-on experience in implementation, configuration, and usage across multiple areas: CI/CD & Testing: Azure DevOps Pipelines, Automated Test tools (e.g., Selenium/Robot Framework), and Azure Test Plans.
Infrastructure & Secrets: IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible), Harbor, and Secure Secrets Management (Azure DevOps, Hashicorp Vault).
Application Security (AppSec): SCA/IAST/DAST tooling (e.g., Black Duck, Coverity, Snyk). xjlbheb
Version Control: Deep proficiency with Git.
Foundational: Software Development background, strong technical leadership, and expertise in DevSecOps practices.
Benefits
- Salary Up to £78K
- £6k Car allowance
- 15% Bonus
- 10% DV Bonus
- Healthcare, life assurance, 10% pension, 26 days leave plus banks with 3 flex etc