Lead DevSecOps Engineer

Acceler8 Talent — United Kingdom · Posted ~4 hours ago

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Skills

DevSecOps CI/CD cloud infrastructure Infrastructure as Code security engineering technical leadership

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A lead DevSecOps role with ownership of platform strategy, architecture decisions, secure deployment practices, and infrastructure automation. The position combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering and team development.

Highlights

Own technical direction for secure delivery platforms, influence engineering standards, work on challenging infrastructure problems, and receive competitive benefits.

Description

Lead DevSecOps Engineer You’ll take technical ownership of the DevSecOps platform, setting the roadmap and making the key decisions around tooling, architecture and engineering standards. What’s in it for you? Own the DevSecOps platform and technical roadmapGenuine influence over tooling, architecture and engineering standardsBuild a platform used by software, AI and infrastructure engineersGrow and mentor the DevSecOps capability as the business scalesTackle technically challenging problems where security and reliability really matterCompetitive salary + equityPrivate healthcare, 7% pension and free daily meals What you’ll be doing This is a hands-on lead role with real technical ownership. You’ll improve the developer experience while making software delivery more secure, reliable and repeatable. Own and evolve the internal developer platformDesign and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment toolingBuild secure, repeatable patterns for cloud infrastructureDrive Infrastructure as Code and GitOpsOwn GitLab and the wider engineering toolchainEmbed security into delivery without slowing engineers downImprove automation, observability and platform reliabilityHelp grow and mentor the DevSecOps team What you’ll bring Experience building developer platforms, platform tooling or complex CI/CD environmentsStrong cloud infrastructure knowledgeHands-on Kubernetes experienceTerraform, OpenTofu or PulumiPython, Go or Bash scripting/software engineering skillsStrong understanding of secure software delivery and modern DevSecOpsA mindset focused on automation, simplicity and developer experience A couple of practical points This is primarily an office-based role, working closely with software, AI and infrastructure engineering teams.You’ll need the right to work in the UK and be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.If you’re an experienced DevSecOps or Platform Engineer who wants more ownership than simply maintaining someone else’s setup, get in touch to find out more.