Security-Driven Lead Software & DevOps Engineer (Hybrid)

Experis Austria; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Austria is seeking a Lead Software and DevOps Engineer for a contract role in Sheffield, with hybrid work (3 days onsite).

You will design and deliver end-to-end security solutions across cloud and on‑prem, lead security engineering initiatives, and manage a small team.

Expertise in IAM, CI/CD security, HashiCorp Vault, and multi‑cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) is essential to drive secure patterns enterprise‑wide.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in security architecture and DevSecOps.
• Hands-on expertise with IAM and secrets management.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and large-scale initiatives.
• Experience with CI/CD security and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end security solutions across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Build new security environments, frameworks, and components; perform POCs and pilots for emerging solutions.
• Develop and maintain reusable security patterns and reference architectures to reduce developer toil and improve security controls.
• Manage stakeholder requirements in a fast‑past changing landscape of technical and customer requirements and deliverables.
• Manage a small team of engineers to deliver on objectives and stakeholder requirements.
• Lead security initiatives across IAM, secrets management, CI/CD pipeline security, and supply chain security.
• Implement secure secrets management using native cloud vaults and HashiCorp Vault.
• Work closely with platform and engineering teams to solve security control gaps and provide technical implementation guidance.
• Handover new environments, solutions, and patterns to engineering teams and provide support during adoption.
• Lead a team of engineers: define strategy, roadmap, delivery milestones, and ensure engineering execution.
• Drive enterprise‑wide adoption of security patterns through pilots, scaling, and stakeholder alignment.
• Produce high‑quality technical designs, implementation documents, and knowledge transfers.
• Operate independently at a principal engineer level, influencing architectural decisions and engineering direction.

Skills

Security architecture

DevSecOps

IAM

Secrets management

CI/CD security

Cloud platforms

HashiCorp Vault

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

Experis Austria is seeking a Lead Software and DevOps Engineer for a contract role in Sheffield, with hybrid work (3 days onsite).

You will design and deliver end-to-end security solutions across cloud and on‑prem, lead security engineering initiatives, and manage a small team.

Expertise in IAM, CI/CD security, HashiCorp Vault, and multi‑cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) is essential to drive secure patterns enterprise‑wide.