DevSecOps Engineer - Defence


Overview


An experienced DevSecOps Engineer is required to support defence-focused projects, driving best practice across secure software delivery, cloud platforms, and deployment automation. The role focuses on improving the speed, reliability, and security of systems throughout the full software development lifecycle.
This position works with modern DevSecOps, cloud, and SRE practices in complex, security-critical environments.
The Role
The DevSecOps Engineer will design, build, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, supporting both development teams and live operational systems. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with collaboration across engineering, security, and product teams.
Key responsibilities include:
* Managing code releases and automated deployments
* Applying SRE principles to improve system reliability and uptime
* Supporting and troubleshooting live systems
* Working closely with developers, security architects, and quality engineers
* Coaching team members on DevSecOps best practice
Skills & Experience
Essential
* Experience in DevSecOps or similar roles
* Strong experience with AWS (Azure or GCP beneficial)
* CI/CD tooling (e.g. GitLab CI/CD)
* Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
* Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
* Linux and scripting
* Secure development and vulnerability management
* Monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic)
Beneficial
* Cyber security tooling (e.g. Tenable, SonarQube, IDAM solutions)
* Microservices, serverless, APIs, and event-driven architectures
* GPU or edge computing environments
* Automation languages such as Python or Rust
* Experience in defence or highly regulated environments
Working Style
The successful candidate will be proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams. Strong communication skills and a continuous improvement mindset are essential.
Hybrid working is supported, with collaboration taking place across UK offices and client sites as required.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for SC clearance. This requires British citizenship and UK residency for the relevant period.
*Seniority Level Mid-Senior level

*Industry *Defense and Space Manufacturing
*Software Development

*Employment Type Full-time

*Job Functions *Engineering
*Information Technology

*Skills *Linux
*Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
*DevOps
*Automation
*Docker
*DevSecOps
*Amazon Web

Reasonable Adjustments:
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