Lead DevSecOps Engineer

Oho Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OHO Group is building an ambitious deeptech business and is hiring a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to own platform engineering, security infrastructure and developer experience. You will be the first dedicated DevSecOps hire, shaping the function from the ground up and making key architectural decisions to enable fast scaling.

You will influence engineering velocity, security posture and the company’s ability to scale, with autonomy to choose tools and approaches while embedding security and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevSecOps, platform engineering or infrastructure.
• Strong CI/CD, Kubernetes, cloud infra and Terraform/IaC tooling experience.
• Scripting in Python, Go or Bash.
• Experience implementing security controls and supporting compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the internal developer platform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Build standardized deployment workflows with security and observability.
• Drive Kubernetes, IaC and GitOps practices.
• Manage cloud infrastructure and self-hosted GitLab ecosystem.
• Embed automated security tooling and support compliance frameworks.

Skills

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure

Terraform/IaC

Python/Go/Bash scripting

Security controls

Compliance frameworks (ISO 27001,NIST,

Tools

GitLab

Job description

We're building an ambitious deeptech business and have raised $12M in pre-seed funding from renowned investors, including Anthropic, Wiz and Revolut.

We're now looking for a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to take ownership of our platform engineering, security infrastructure and developer experience.

This is a critical hire for the business. As our first dedicated DevSecOps engineer, you'll have the autonomy to shape the function from the ground up, make key architectural decisions and build the systems that enable our engineering team to move faster as we scale.

The foundations you build will directly influence how we develop, secure and deploy software across the business.

What you'll be doing

• Owning and evolving our internal developer platform, improving CI/CD pipelines and developer experience.
• Building standardised deployment workflows with security, compliance and observability built in.
• Driving our Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices.
• Managing our cloud infrastructure and self-hosted GitLab ecosystem.
• Embedding automated security tooling and supporting compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2 and Secure by Design.

What we're looking for

• Around 5+ years of experience across DevSecOps, platform engineering or infrastructure.
• Strong experience with CI/CD, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure and Terraform or similar IaC tooling.
• Scripting and automation skills using Python, Go, Bash or similar.
• Experience implementing security controls and supporting compliance requirements.Someone who thrives on autonomy, takes ownership and enjoys building from scratch.
• First dedicated hire: establish the DevSecOps function and define how it operates.
• Huge impact: influence engineering velocity, security and the company's ability to scale.
• Real autonomy: shape the technical direction and choose the right tools and approaches.
• Exceptional backing: join a high-growth deeptech startup backed by $12M in pre-seed funding.

An opportunity to build something meaningful, own a critical engineering function and see the direct impact of your work.