Lead DevOps Engineer

Queen Square Recruitment; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Square Recruitment seeks a Lead Software & DevOps Engineer to guide the cybersecurity engineering function and drive secure design across cloud and on‑prem landscapes.

You will combine hands-on security work with architectural leadership, shaping strategy and delivering enterprise security capabilities. The role emphasizes IAM, secrets management, CI/CD security and scalable security patterns, with exposure to HashiCorp Vault and major cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Senior/lead security engineering role requiring hands-on design and delivery of enterprise security solutions.
• Experience leading security initiatives across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Strong background in DevSecOps, security engineering and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end security solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Lead security initiatives across IAM, secrets management, CI/CD and supply chain security.
• Build reusable security patterns, frameworks and pilots for enterprise use.

Skills

Security engineering

DevSecOps

Cloud security

Security architecture

IAM

Secrets management

CI/CD security

HashiCorp Vault

AWS

Azure

GCP

Leadership

Job description

Lead Software & DevOps Engineer - Cybersecurity

Our client is looking for an accomplished Lead Software & DevOps Engineer to join a cybersecurity engineering function, driving the design and delivery of enterprise security solutions across cloud and on-premises environments. This is a senior/principal-level engineering role combining hands-on security engineering, DevSecOps, cloud security and technical leadership. You will build reusable security capabilities, lead engineering initiatives and work closely with platform, development and security teams to improve enterprise security.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end security solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Lead security initiatives across IAM, secrets management, CI/CD and software supply chain security.
• Build new security environments, frameworks and reusable security patterns, including POCs and pilots.
• Implement secure secrets management using HashiCorp Vault and native cloud vaults.
• Develop reference architectures and security patterns to improve security and developer experience.
• Lead a small team of engineers, defining strategy, roadmap and delivery milestones.
• Work with platform and engineering teams to identify and resolve security control gaps.
• Drive enterprise adoption of security solutions through pilots, scaling and stakeholder engagement.
• Produce technical designs, implementation documentation and knowledge-transfer materials.
• Operate at principal level, influencing architectural decisions and overall engineering direction.
• Strong background in security engineering, security architecture and DevSecOps.
• Hands-on experience with IAM, secrets management and key management.
• Strong experience securing CI/CD pipelines and software supply chains.
• Hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault.
• Strong cloud experience across AWS, Azure and/or GCP, alongside on-premises environments.
• Proven experience designing, building and scaling enterprise security solutions.
• Experience leading engineering teams and large-scale technical initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to translate security requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Public cloud certification or equivalent experience, ideally AWS Professional-level Architecture or DevOps.