DV Cleared Devsecops Engineer

Experis IT; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis IT in the United Kingdom is seeking a DV-cleared DevSecOps Engineer to join a high-profile programme in Basingstoke on site. The role focuses on building automation, IaC with Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, reporting to the DevSecOps Tech Lead.

You will mentor junior engineers, lead automation scripting with Ansible, and advise on secure engineering practices within an agile delivery team.

Qualifications

• Experience with automation scripting and DevSecOps practices.
• Proven ability to lead Scrum teams in adopting DevOps toolchains.
• Hands-on development of build automation scripts and IaC artefacts.

Responsibilities

• Own significant aspects of the DevSecOps tooling and delivery.
• Lead design decisions and assess options for secure pipelines.
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Automation scripting

DevSecOps leadership

CI/CD pipelines

Agile/Scrum

Windows & Linux

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Title: DV Cleared DevSecOps Engineer
Location: Basingstoke (Onsite)
Rate: Up to £500 per day via an approved umbrella company
Contract Length: 6 months with possible extension
Security Clearance: Active DV Clearance required
We are seeking a DevSecOps Lead Engineer to join a high profile programme, reporting into (and supporting) the DevSecOps Tech Lead.

The role will own significant parts of the solution, develop automation scripts, write Build Automation scripts (Ansible) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and configure and build CI/CD pipelines. You will advise on the use of DevOps Tooling, best practices and secure engineering processes, whilst working with the DevOps delivery team to understand roadmap and processes.
Working closely with the DevSecOps Tech Lead (MSL), Managed Service Teams and Engineering Process Lead, you will drive the usage and implementation of DevOps tooling to facilitate secure build and test automation
You will develop and document re-usable automation scripts and IaC artefacts to assist various teams on the project in their deliveries, whilst acting as an evangelist and advisor on the use of DevOps tools and Automation technologies

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the significant aspects of the technical implementation, delivery and assurance of the DevSecOps tooling, associated processed and ways of working
• Leading Technical Implementation and design activities, making Design decisions and assessing options
• Advising on use of DevSecOps technologies and processes, to senior customers
• Works with DevSecOps Tech Lead (MSL), Product Owners and Scrum Master to define/prioritise work and raise Risks/Dependencies
• Works with DevSecOps Tech Lead (MSL) to ensure the DevSecOps implementation satisfies its requirements and ensuring it aligns to the Business Outcomes and security needs
• Mentoring junior engineers and making implementation decisions
• Contribution to Planning the work for the team
• Reporting on progress and tracking this with Solution Owner
• Defines Support Approach working with Service/Support Team
• Engages with other teams on the usage of the tooling and dependency management

Required Experience

• Leading engineers to drive Scrum teams' adoption of the DevOps toolchain
• Development of automation scripts
• Writing Build Automation scripts (Ansible)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Configuring and building CI/CD pipelines
• Advising on use of DevOps Tooling, best practices and secure engineering processes
• Working with DevOps delivery teams to understand roadmap and processes
• Working with customers to ensure that DevOps adoption is aligned to Engineering process
• Experienced at working in an Agile, sprint-based life cycle
• Experienced with both Windows and Linux operating systems
• Developing and documenting re-usable automation scripts and IaC artefacts
• Driving the usage and implementation of DevOps tooling to facilitate secure build and test automation
• Acting as an evangelist and advisor on the use of DevOps tools and Automation technologies

If you are an experienced DV-cleared DevSecOps professional looking for a challenging contract where you can combine hands-on technical delivery with technical leadership, we'd love to hear from you.