Senior DevSecOps Engineer | Secure Kubernetes & CI/CD Lead

SF Partners; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to join a UK-wide, hybrid role. You will lead secure CI/CD pipelines, manage Kubernetes platforms, and embed security into engineering workflows across complex environments.

The role involves collaboration with data and AI teams, exposure to MLOps, and strong scripting in Python/Bash on Linux. UK residency and SC clearance are considered advantageous.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on DevSecOps and platform engineering experience.
• Kubernetes and Docker expertise with strong CI/CD capabilities (GitLab).
• Scripting in Python or Bash; Linux administration.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and automation; SC clearance desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design secure CI/CD pipelines for complex environments.
• Build and support Kubernetes/container platforms.
• Embed security controls into engineering workflows.
• Automate infrastructure and deployments with scripts and IaC.
• Support secure deployment into restricted environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, data and AI teams to improve reliability.
• Contribute to MLOps and ML deployment patterns as needed.
• Provide technical direction across DevSecOps and platform architecture.

Skills

DevSecOps

Platform Engineering

CI/CD

Python Bash scripting

Linux

Cloud automation

MLOps exposure

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitLab

Job description

SF Partners is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to join a UK-wide, hybrid role. You will lead secure CI/CD pipelines, manage Kubernetes platforms, and embed security into engineering workflows across complex environments.

The role involves collaboration with data and AI teams, exposure to MLOps, and strong scripting in Python/Bash on Linux. UK residency and SC clearance are considered advantageous.