DV-Cleared DevSecOps Engineer — Automation & CI/CD Lead

LA International; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is looking for a DevSecOps Engineer with active DV clearance to join our secure engineering practice in the UK. You will develop automation scripts using Ansible, manage Terraform IaC, and build CI/CD pipelines to enable secure build and test automation.

You will mentor junior engineers, lead design activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align security needs with business outcomes. A strong background in Windows and Linux and agile delivery is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with DevSecOps engineering and automation.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for build automation.
• Proficient in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience configuring and building CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of DevOps tooling and secure engineering.
• Experience developing reusable automation scripts.
• Experience leading technical implementation and design activities.
• Experience on Windows and Linux.
• Agile/sprint delivery experience advantageous.
• Mentoring engineers and providing technical guidance.
• Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document reusable automation scripts and Infrastructure as Code artefacts using Ansible and Terraform.
• Configure, build and support CI/CD pipelines to facilitate secure build and test automation.
• Lead technical implementation and design activities, assessing options and making technical design decisions.
• Advise senior customers and engineering teams on DevSecOps technologies, tooling, automation and secure engineering practices.
• Work with the DevSecOps Tech Lead, Product Owners and Scrum Master to prioritise work and manage risks and dependencies.
• Ensure the DevSecOps implementation meets requirements and aligns with business outcomes and security needs.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on technical implementation decisions.
• Contribute to team planning and report progress to the Solution Owner.
• Define the support approach in collaboration with Service and Support teams.
• Engage with other technical teams to drive tooling adoption and manage dependencies.

Skills

DevSecOps experience

Build Automation

Terraform IaC

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps tooling

Automation scripting

Mentoring engineers

Windows

Linux

Agile delivery

Stakeholder mgmt

Customer communication

Tools

Ansible

Job description

LA International is looking for a DevSecOps Engineer with active DV clearance to join our secure engineering practice in the UK. You will develop automation scripts using Ansible, manage Terraform IaC, and build CI/CD pipelines to enable secure build and test automation.

You will mentor junior engineers, lead design activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align security needs with business outcomes. A strong background in Windows and Linux and agile delivery is preferred.