Lead DevSecOps Engineer

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United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

CreateFuture is a leading AI-native consulting partner focused on delivering secure, scalable digital solutions across industries. We seek an experienced Lead DevSecOps Engineer to drive cloud safety, embed security into SDLC, mentor teams, and help build world-class DevSecOps capabilities for diverse client engagements.

You will work hands-on with AWS and Azure, shape threat modelling, conduct security assessments, and contribute to AI-powered security tooling.

Qualifications

Extensive lead DevSecOps experience in regulated industries.
Hands-on with AWS and Azure security.

Responsibilities

Own cloud security posture for clients across AWS and Azure.
Perform threat modelling and secure architecture reviews.
Lead security assessments including pentesting and code reviews.
Develop AI-powered security tooling and platform.
Present findings to executives and guide remediation roadmaps.
Mentor engineers and onboard security best practices.
Ensure compliance with GDPR, GLI, PCI DS on client projects.

Skills

Lead DevSecOps

Regulated sectors

CI/CD

AWS security

Azure security

OWASP knowledge

Threat modelling

Penetration testing

Security reviews

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

OWASP ZAP

Burp Suite

Sentinel

Job description

Working at CreateFuture

CreateFuture is an AI-native consulting partner where people do work that matters and are supported to do it well. We work alongside organisations such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, building digital products and services that make a difference while always putting people first.

We're a team of creators. We write code, shape delivery, build go-to-market strategies, develop AI solutions and create the practices that support our people. We work side by side with our clients, challenging what's not working and helping them to build the future. Our commitment to craft, quality, and culture has helped us scale to over 600 people in just a few years.

CreateFuture is a Great Place to Work-Certified company and has won Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row.

Join us on our journey. Let's create tomorrow, together, today.

About the role and team

We are looking for an experienced Lead DevSecOps Engineer to join our growing Security practice. In this role you will drive cloud and application security across client engagements - embedding security thinking into every stage of the SDLC, platform building, mentoring engineers, and helping CreateFuture build world-class DevSecOps capabilities.

Our clients span regulated and high-stakes industries including iGaming, healthcare-tech, e-commerce, and financial services. You will work hands-on with these clients - conducting threat modelling, secure architecture reviews, and penetration testing - while also shaping the internal AI-powered security tooling that sets CreateFuture apart.

What you'll be doing

Cloud Security - Own the cloud security posture for clients, designing and implementing security controls across AWS and Azure using Terraform (including Control Tower, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Azure Entra ID, Defender, and Sentinel) while driving continuous posture improvements (CSPM).
Application Security - Own the application security posture for clients, establishing frameworks covering secure development policy and AppSec Maturity Models while performing architecture and code reviews to guide them from current to target state.
Security Assessment - Deliver security assessments across client projects, incorporating application and infrastructure penetration testing, automated cloud infrastructure scanning, and in-depth reviews of architecture and source code security to provide actionable remediation guidance.
AI-Powered Security Tooling and Platform - Build and evolve AI-driven security tooling and platform using Claude Code skills, hosted agents via StrandsAgent, and AWS AgentCore - automating security workflows and increasing coverage at scale.
Compliance & Governance - Perform compliance analysis against regulations such as GDPR, GLI and PCI DS, identify security requirements, and implement controls aligned to regulatory standards on client projects.
Stakeholder Communication - Present security posture, risk findings, and remediation roadmaps to executive stakeholders, effectively managing expectations and aligning risk mitigation strategies with business priorities.
Internal Security & Best Practices - Contribute to the enhancement of security best practices throughout Createfuture, actively engaging via the Security Council to drive internal security standards and governance.
Mentoring & Onboarding - Coach and onboard DevSecOps engineers, and development teams on modern security practices

What you bring

Essential

Proven experience in a Lead or Principal DevSecOps / Application Security engineering role
Experience in iGaming, lottery, or other highly regulated digital sectors such as finance, banking
Experience with highly regulated environments (GDPR, GLI, PCI DSS, CFTC)
Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code skills such as github actions and Terraform.
Hands-on AWS security experience and Azure security experience (Entra ID, PIM, CAP, Defender, Policy)
Deep knowledge of OWASP frameworks, secure SDLC, and application security assessment
Experience conducting or coordinating penetration testing and threat modelling
Experience with secure code and architecture review, ideally in regulated or high-compliance environments such as iGaming, fintech, or healthcare
Familiar with how the infosec team operates, including GRC, TPRM and SOC capability.
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at senior stakeholder level

Desirable

Experience building AI-powered security tooling using Claude Code, StrandsAgent, AWS AgentCore, or similar agentic frameworks
Experience working in SDLC as Dev or DevOps or cloud engineer
Azure AZ-500, SC-100 or SC-200 certificate
AWS Security Specialty certification or solution architect

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