DevSecOps Lead

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 is seeking a Senior DevSecOps / AWS Lead to take technical ownership across cloud platforms for a major public sector programme. You will set technical direction, lead and mentor a small team, and help shape secure, scalable AWS environments and DevSecOps practices.

Key experience includes strong AWS engineering, Terraform, CI/CD, IAM and security tooling, plus experience in government or regulated environments. Hybrid UK location.

Qualifications

• Strong AWS engineering and architecture experience.
• DevSecOps and secure-by-design principles.
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• AWS security, IAM and networking.
• Security tooling and vulnerability management.
• Kubernetes / EKS / ECS.
• Leading and mentoring engineers.
• Experience within government, financial services or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership across cloud platforms for a major public sector programme.
• Set technical direction and lead a small team.
• Shape secure, scalable AWS environments and DevSecOps practices.

Skills

AWS engineering

DevSecOps

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

AWS security

Kubernetes / EKS / ECS

Mentoring engineers

Government/regulated environments

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Security tooling

Job description

Senior DevSecOps / AWS Lead

We're looking for an experienced Senior DevSecOps / AWS Lead to take technical ownership across cloud platforms and a major public sector programme.

This is a senior, hands-on role combining technical leadership with engineering. You'll set technical direction, lead and mentor a small team, and help shape secure, scalable AWS environments and DevSecOps practices.

Key experience:

• Strong AWS engineering and architecture experience
• DevSecOps and secure-by-design principles
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• CI/CD pipelines and automation
• AWS security, IAM and networking
• Security tooling and vulnerability management
• Kubernetes / EKS / ECS
• Leading and mentoring engineers
• Experience within government, financial services or regulated environments

Desirable:

• Government security standards / NCSC principles
• ForgeRock, Okta, Auth0, Ping Identity or wider IAM experience
• AWS landing zones
• Security architecture and assurance
• Existing government security clearance
• Azure exposure

Salary: Circa £90,000+, with flexibility for the right candidate

Location: Flexible UK location

Working pattern: Hybrid, approximately 2-3 days per week in an office

Employment: Permanent

This would suit someone who wants the ownership of a technical lead position while remaining hands-on with AWS and DevSecOps.

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