Azure DevSecops Engineer

Cognizant; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in the United Kingdom is seeking Azure DevSecOps specialists to design, build and secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, embedding security across the SDLC and applying Zero Trust principles.

You will implement and manage cloud-native security and monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Defender, Sentinel), enforce governance with Azure Policy, and collaborate with architects to strengthen security posture across cloud and on-premises environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on security-focused DevSecOps experience in Azure.
• Experience with securing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.
• Knowledge of SAST, SCA, DAST and container security in CI/CD.
• Experience implementing Zero Trust architectures and governance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• Secure repositories and pipelines; enforce quality gates and deployment best practices.
• Integrate SAST, SCA, DAST and container security scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify, classify and mitigate vulnerabilities; align with security best practices.

Skills

DevSecOps

Azure security

CI/CD

GitOps

Vulnerability management

Security across SDLC

Azure DevOps

Azure Monitor/Defender

Tools

Azure Sentinel

Azure DevOps Repos & Pipelines

Azure Monitor

Azure Security Center

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for Azure DevSecopS professionals to be part of leading-edge technology projects. Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure & Security Services Practice provides end-to-end solutions covering architecture, design, implementation, management, and on-going support across the entire enterprise technology infrastructure. Our services include a spectrum of management, consulting, and systems integration services to help our clients maximize value in their infrastructure resources, while optimizing infrastructure performance and cost.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps to deploy Azure resources, applying DevOps and GitOps principles.
• Secure Azure DevOps repositories and pipelines, and define and enforce quality gates and deployment best practices.
• Integrate SAST, SCA, DAST and container security scanning into CI/CD pipelines to embed security across the SDLC.
• Identify, classify and evaluate vulnerabilities against the environment, and drive their mitigation in line with security best practices.
• Proactively identify security gaps across infrastructure, network and applications, and strengthen the overall security posture.
• Design and propose security solutions aligned with Zero Trust principles, covering CASB, cloud computing, SIEM, SOAR, IAM, PAM, Azure Active Directory and SSO.
• Implement and manage cloud-native security and monitoring tools, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center, Azure Defender and Azure Sentinel, to detect and alert on security threats.
• Implement Azure Policy and Azure Monitor for security governance and compliance, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, risk and control frameworks.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience with Azure Sentinel (SIEM) is mandatory.
• Hands-on experience as an engineer or architect with on-premises and/or public cloud technologies, specifically Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge of Azure security best practices and services, including Azure Container Registry, Azure Defender, Azure Policy, and Azure Monitoring and alerts.
• Solid understanding of DevOps and GitOps concepts, with experience in Azure DevOps Repos and Pipelines and their security.
• Strong understanding of SAST, SCA and DAST, with hands-on experience integrating security scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines.
• Extensive experience implementing security across the SDLC, including container security.
• Sound knowledge of vulnerability management – identification, classification, risk evaluation and remediation.
• Broad security background across infrastructure, network and application security.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements, risk management and security controls.
• Ability to design and propose security solutions and architectures.

Good to Have

Familiarity with security and compliance scanning tools such as Checkov (infrastructure), GitHub Advanced Security (code), SonarQube and Burp Suite, or similar tools