Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer for a London-based contract role. You will design, implement, and support secure CI/CD pipelines for a cloud-native platform on Azure, with Terraform and Kubernetes driving scalability.

You will embed security guardrails, automate checks, and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with best practices across the SDLC. This is a high-impact, greenfield initiative.

Qualifications

• Experience as a DevSecOps Engineer in enterprise environments.
• Proven capability delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of cloud security, compliance controls, and secure engineering practices.
• Experience implementing automated security checks and secure code review processes.
• Familiarity with microservices-based platforms and modern cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support secure CI/CD pipelines for a cloud-native platform.
• Develop and maintain Terraform and Infrastructure as Code solutions to support platform scalability and consistency.
• Build and optimise Kubernetes-based environments on Azure.
• Define and implement enterprise-level security guardrails across infrastructure and application delivery processes.
• Support a microservices-based architecture, ensuring security, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Drive code review practices and automated security validation throughout the software development lifecycle.

Skills

DevSecOps

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Security

Cloud security

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior DevSecOps Engineer £600 - £700 per day London 2 days per week onsite This is an opportunity to join a high-profile greenfield platform programme within a large enterprise software environment. You'll play a key role in shaping a secure, scalable cloud platform from the ground up, helping establish best practices, security guardrails, and modern DevOps capabilities that will support enterprise clients worldwide.

The Company

They are a global technology organisation investing heavily in the development of a next-generation cloud platform within their Environmental Health & Safety product portfolio. The programme is focused on building a modern, enterprise-grade solution using cloud-native technologies and microservices architecture. As the platform evolves, there is potential for the wider engineering function to expand, creating a dynamic and collaborative environment for contractors to make a lasting impact.

The Role and Deliverables

• Design, implement, and support secure CI/CD pipelines for a cloud-native platform.
• Develop and maintain Terraform and Infrastructure as Code solutions to support platform scalability and consistency.
• Build and optimise Kubernetes-based environments on Azure.
• Define and implement enterprise-level security guardrails across infrastructure and application delivery processes.
• Support a microservices-based architecture, ensuring security, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Drive code review practices and automated security validation throughout the software development lifecycle.

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong experience working as a DevSecOps Engineer within enterprise environments.
• Proven capability delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of cloud security, compliance controls, and secure engineering practices.
• Experience implementing automated security checks and secure code review processes.
• Familiarity with microservices-based platforms and modern cloud-native architectures.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering teams to embed DevSecOps best practices.