Devsecops Engineer

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Test Valley; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is looking for a DevSecOps Engineer to join their Defence Information Advantage team. This is a hybrid position requiring 2/3 days onsite in Romsey, with a salary range of £80,000 - £100,000. The ideal candidate will have experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, strong DevSecOps knowledge, and cloud expertise (AWS preferred). If you're proactive and committed to continuous improvement, this is a great opportunity.

Qualifications

• Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong DevSecOps tooling knowledge including Git, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Cloud experience with AWS is essential; Azure/GCP desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Support and operate live systems, resolving incidents and issues.
• Coach teams in DevSecOps best practice.

Skills

MOD

Terraform

Ansible

Gitlab

Education

Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Git

Job description

DevSecOps Engineer x2

• Permanent opportunity
• Hybrid working 2/3 days a week onsite in Romsey
• £80,000 - £100,000
• SC cleared roles
• SC clearance - sole British nationals only due to the nature of the project

Skills:

• MOD
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Gitlab

We are seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our Defence Information Advantage team, helping to drive best practice across secure software delivery, deployment automation, and live system operations.

Working in the defence domain presents unique challenges across DevSecOps, MLOps and secure cloud adoption. You will use modern cloud and automation technologies to accelerate deployments while applying SRE principles to improve system resilience and uptime.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Support and operate live systems, resolving incidents and issues
• Coach teams in DevSecOps best practice
• Work closely with developers, product owners, security architects and QA
• Contribute to agile ceremonies (Scrum, Kanban or SAFe)
• Participate in code reviews and secure-by-design delivery

Skills & Experience

• Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent practical experience
• Cloud experience (AWS essential; Azure/GCP desirable)
• Strong DevSecOps tooling knowledge (Git, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible)
• Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes; GPU containers desirable)
• Cyber security practices (vulnerability management, IAM, secure networking)
• Experience with microservices, APIs, streaming platforms (Kafka/MQTT)
• Scripting or automation using Python, Rust or similar
• Observability/SRE tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or Elastic

You’ll be proactive, curious, and an effective communicator with a strong commitment to continuous improvement. Previous defence‑sector DevSecOps experience is a bonus.

If you’d like to discuss the DevSecOps Engineer role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch.