DevOps Consultant - DevSecOps
3-6 month Contract - Part time basis 2/3 days a week
Location: Milton Keynes - 2 days on site
Rate: £550 - £650 per day
We are recruiting for an experienced DevOps Consultant to design, implement, and optimise secure CI/CD pipelines within an Azure-based environment.
This role will play a key part in embedding security-first DevOps practices, improving delivery pipelines, and enabling development teams through automation, tooling, and best practice guidance.
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Key Responsibilities
* Design and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
* Integrate security tooling (SAST/DAST) into build and release pipelines
* Embed DevSecOps controls, including:
o Vulnerability scanning
o Secure build gates
o Policy enforcement
* Collaborate with engineering and security teams to improve:
o Build, test, and deployment workflows
o Feedback loops and release quality
* Implement DevOps best practices across:
o Automation
o Version control strategies
o Monitoring and release processes
* Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline, deployment, and security issues
* Provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and mentoring to internal teams
Required Skills & Experience
* Strong experience with Azure DevOps (CI/CD pipelines)
* Proven background in DevOps / DevSecOps consulting roles
* Hands-on experience integrating SAST and DAST tools into pipelines
* Solid understanding of secure software delivery practices
* Experience with:
o Containerisation
o Orchestration
* Strong knowledge of:
o Git and branching strategies
o Automation and infrastructure-as-code principles
Desirable Experience
* Experience with security tools
* Familiarity with Azure cloud architecture
* Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments