DevSecOps Engineer Contract

CreateFuture; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days leave including holidays

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

5% pension match

Job summary

CreateFuture is seeking a Sr. DevSecOps Engineer to secure client cloud environments and build AI-powered tooling. You will design security controls across Azure, implement threat modelling, and lead secure reviews in regulated industries like iGaming and healthcare-tech.

You will mentor teams, enhance CI/CD security, and coordinate incident response while delivering practical remediation guidance and governance across projects.

Qualifications

• Production experience operating in a multi-region Azure environment.
• Proven experience in a senior DevSecOps / Application Security engineering role.
• Proven experience working in SDLC as Dev, Quality engineer or DevOps.
• Proven experience in a consulting setting and mindset.
• Strong infrastructure-as-code skills, particularly Terraform Azure security experience (Entra ID, PIM, CAP, Policy, Defender, Sentinel).
• Practical experience with CI/CD security integration (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• 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.
• Hands-on involvement in security incident response and handling.
• Familiar with how the infosec team operates, including GRC, TPRM and SOC capability.
• Familiar with common SIEM and SOAR platforms, their workflows and underlying data structure.
• Strong communication skills
• Experience with compliance and regulatory analysis (GDPR, PCI DSS, or similar)
• Experience building AI-powered security tooling using Claude Code, StrandsAgent, AWS AgentCore, or similar agentic frameworks
• Experience in iGaming, lottery, or other highly regulated digital sectors

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud security design across Azure using Terraform and Azure AD tooling.
• Develop and implement application security controls and SAST/DAST in CI/CD.
• Run threat modelling sessions and secure architecture/code reviews.
• Perform white-box pentesting and deliver remediation guidance.
• Coordinate incident response activities with engineers and stakeholders.
• Drive end-to-end remediation including firewall configurations and Entra ID controls.
• Build and evolve AI-powered security tooling to automate workflows.
• Perform compliance analysis and implement controls aligned to standards.
• Mentor DevSecOps engineers and onboarding teams on security best practices.
• Present security posture and remediation roadmaps to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud security

Terraform Azure security

Entra ID / PIM / CAP / Defender / Sent

Application security engineering

SDLC security / threat modelling

CI/CD security integration

Penetration testing

Incident response coordination

AI-powered security tooling

GRC / regulatory analysis

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

OWASP ZAP

Burp Suite

Sentinel

Defender

Claude Code

StrandsAgent

AWS/Azure security tooling

Job description

Задачи

• Cloud Security - Design and implement security controls across Azure using Terraform (including Azure Entra ID, PIM, CAP, Policy Defender, and Sentinel).
• Application Security - Incident Response plans, design and implement SAST, DAST, IaC, Container scans with industry-standard tools and deal with common issues such as False Positive rates.
• Threat Modelling & Secure Design - Lead threat modelling sessions and carry out secure architecture and code reviews on client engagements, including within regulated iGaming environments.
• Penetration Testing - Perform white-boxed application and infrastructure pentesting across client projects, identifying vulnerabilities and delivering clear, actionable remediation guidance.
• Security Incident Handling - Assist with and senior security incident response activities, coordinating across engineering teams and senior stakeholders to contain, investigate, and remediate incidents effectively.
• Vulnerability Remediation & Validation - Conduct impact analysis and drive end-to-end remediation for application and infrastructure findings—including firewall configurations, system patching, and Entra ID administrative controls—while executing retesting and coordinating cross-functional regression testing to ensure seamless operational continuity.
• AI-Powered Security Tooling - Build and evolve AI-driven security tooling using Claude Code skills, hosted agents via StrandsAgent, and AWS AgentCore (or Azure equivalent) - automating security workflows and increasing coverage at scale.
• Compliance & Governance - Perform compliance analysis, identify security requirements, and implement controls aligned to regulatory standards on client projects.
• Mentoring & Onboarding - Coach and onboard DevSecOps engineers, and development teams on modern security practices.
• Stakeholder Communication - Present security posture, risk findings, and remediation roadmaps clearly to senior stakeholders.

Требования

• Production experience operating in a multi-region Azure environment
• Proven experience in a senior DevSecOps / Application Security engineering role
• Proven experience working in SDLC as Dev, Quality engineer or DevOps
• Proven experience working in a consulting setting and mindset
• Strong infrastructure-as-code skills, particularly Terraform Azure security experience (Entra ID, PIM, CAP, Policy, Defender, Sentinel)
• Practical experience with CI/CD security integration (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• 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
• Hands-on involvement in security incident response and handling
• Familiar with how the infosec team operates, including GRC, TPRM and SOC capability.
• Familiar with common SIEM and SOAR platforms, their workflows and underlying data structure.
• Strong communication skills
• Experience with compliance and regulatory analysis (GDPR, PCI DSS, or similar)
• Experience building AI-powered security tooling using Claude Code, StrandsAgent, AWS AgentCore, or similar agentic frameworks
• Experience in iGaming, lottery, or other highly regulated digital sectors

Tech Stack

• Azure
• Terraform
• GitHub Actions
• Azure DevOps
• JavaScript
• C#
• Java
• .NET
• React Native
• Node.js
• Claude Code
• OWASP ZAP
• Burp Suite
• Sentinel
• Defender

What we’ll offer you

We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You'll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed. We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look.

Inclusion at CreateFuture

We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work.

Условия

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.

• 35 days leave (including bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
• Financial coaching + 5% pension match.
• 40 hours of paid learning and development.
• View our full list of UK benefits.

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.

We are looking for an experienced senior DevSecOps Engineer to join our growing Security practice. In this role you will drive Platform and application security across client engagements - embedding security thinking into every stage of the SDLC, 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.