About this role
👋 About UsIt's hard to build a reliable system. It's harder to make sure that what you've built is really reliable.
Synthesized is redefining software testing with agentic AI. Our platform automates test data, test cases, and test environments - empowering enterprise teams to ship faster, reduce compliance risks, and modernise QA at scale.
Our products are used by some of the world's leading organizations, such as Deutsche Bank, UBS, the European Commission, and others.
We’re an ambitious VC-backed startup, having just gone through Series A with leading global investors including IQ Capital, Seedcamp, and Deutsche Bank. We have ambitious growth plans for 2026, and we are so keen for you to join us on the journey.
🔍 The RoleWe're expanding our cloud offering capabilities and seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to strengthen our foundation for future growth. You'll support our cloud automation strategy, creating scalable, secure infrastructure through code. This role has a significant impact on both our development teams and customers' engineering teams. You'll help shape our cloud architecture decisions from the ground up with significant growth opportunities as you build solutions that enable faster development and deployment without compromising security.
📋 Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation templates and AWS CDK
Develop automation scripts and workflows for cloud resource provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks
Build CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and application delivery and security including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, container scanning
Create monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions through code
Implement and automate security controls according to best practices and compliance requirements
Optimise and implement automated controls for cloud resource utilisation and cost management
Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues through programmatic approaches
🌱 About YouEssential qualities
Proven experience with AWS
Strong programming skills in languages relevant to cloud automation (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PowerShell, shell scripts, etc.)
Experience with infrastructure as code tools and methodologies
Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools (GitHub Actions)
Experience with monitoring and observability implementation
Understanding of cloud security best practices and implementing security controls as code
What sets you apart
Industry-recognized cloud and security certifications
Hands-on experience implementing technical controls for compliance frameworks such as SOC2 and ISO-27001
Experience with serverless architectures and function-as-a-service implementations
Experience with security tools (SAST/DAST, container scanning)
Knowledge of security scanning and testing tools for infrastructure code
Familiarity with secret management solutions
Experience with OpenShift administration and automation
Ability to maintain good humour when explaining for the fifth time why "turning it off and on again" isn't always the solution to cloud problems
✨ What We Offer💰 Competitive salary and meaningful equity
🌴 25 days annual leave
🏢 Hybrid, flexible working
📚 Learning & development budget for coaching, courses, and conferences
⚕️ Private medical, dental, and vision cover
✈️ Regular team socials and offsites
🤝 Working with a team that’s smart, ambitious, and deeply collaborative
🐤 Generous Family leave
🌍 Equal OpportunitiesWe are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace at Synthesized. Synthesized is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.