DevSecOps Engineer (contract)

WeDo; Greater London; On-site; USD 80,623 - 134,372; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm seeks an Associate Director specializing in cloud security to join their autonomous engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will enhance security across cloud environments, networks, and CI/CD pipelines while implementing best practices in security automation. Your expertise in tools like Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes will be crucial as you work to harden systems and respond to potential threats. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic IT environment where your contributions will help shape the company's security posture.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in cloud security, particularly GCP or multi-cloud environments.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Secure cloud infrastructure and networks while integrating security into DevOps.
• Conduct penetration testing and monitor for threats and vulnerabilities.

Skills

Cloud Security

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD Security

Scripting & Automation

Container Security

Monitoring & Incident Response

Penetration Testing

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes (K8s)

EKS

SIEM tools

Job description

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The Role

• Work within a highly autonomous engineering team, securing cloud infrastructure, networks, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Focus on security automation, integrating best practices into DevOps workflows.
• Harden cloud environments, VMs, containers, and IAM systems to improve security posture.
• Conduct penetration testing and collaborate with external security auditors.
• Monitor and respond to threats, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations.
• Define and implement company-wide security guidelines, with a preference for open-source tooling.

Key Skills & Experience

• Cloud Security: Strong expertise in GCP (or multi-cloud environments).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• CI/CD Security: Ability to integrate security controls into DevOps pipelines.
• Scripting & Automation: Proficient in Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Rust.
• Container Security: Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and EKS.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Familiarity with SIEM tools and threat intelligence.
• Penetration Testing: Hands-on experience is a strong plus.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting and Software Development