About this role
Salary: £60,000 - 90,000 per year
Requirements
- Active DV clearance
- Experience leading engineers to drive Scrum teams adoption of the DevOps toolchain
- Experience developing automation scripts and writing build automation scripts with Ansible
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- Experience configuring and building CI/CD pipelines
- Experience advising on DevOps tooling, best practices, and secure engineering processes
- Experience working with DevOps delivery teams to understand roadmaps and processes
- Experience working with customers to align DevOps adoption with engineering processes
- Experience working in an Agile, sprint-based lifecycle
- Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems
- Experience developing and documenting reusable automation scripts and IaC artefacts
- Experience driving DevOps tooling adoption to support secure build and test automation
Responsibilities
- Own significant parts of the solution and contribute to technical implementation, delivery, and assurance of DevSecOps tooling, processes, and ways of working
- Lead technical implementation and design activities, make design decisions, and assess options
- Develop automation scripts, build automation scripts, IaC artefacts, and CI/CD pipelines
- Advise senior customers on DevSecOps technologies and processes
- Work with the DevSecOps Tech Lead, Product Owners, and Scrum Master to define and prioritise work and raise risks and dependencies
- Ensure the DevSecOps implementation meets requirements and aligns with business outcomes and security needs
- Mentor junior engineers and make implementation decisions
- Contribute to team work planning and report and track progress with the Solution Owner
- Define the support approach with the Service and Support Team
- Engage with other teams on tooling usage and dependency management
- Advise and champion the use of DevOps tools and automation technologies
- Work with the DevOps delivery team to understand roadmaps and processes
Technologies
- Ansible
- CI/CD
- DevSecOps
- DevOps
- Support
- Linux
- Security
- Terraform
- Windows
More
We are recruiting a DevSecOps Lead Engineer for a high-profile programme, reporting to and supporting the DevSecOps Tech Lead. The role works closely with the Tech Lead, Managed Service Teams, and Engineering Process Lead to promote secure build and test automation. This is a six-month contract with possible extension, based onsite in Basingstoke, at a rate of up to £500 per day through an approved umbrella company. We are seeking an experienced DV-cleared professional interested in combining hands-on technical delivery with technical leadership.
last updated 46 week of 2026