DevSecOps Engineer

Salary: £45,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements:

• 3+ years in DevOps, DevSecOps, Platform, Build/Release or a similar role
• Strong hands-on Linux experience
• Good CI/CD experience with GitLab CI, TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar
• Strong Python and Bash scripting skills
• Working knowledge of Docker
• Understanding of security tooling such as SAST, vulnerability/dependency scanning and CVE management
• Good understanding of security fundamentals including least privilege, secrets management and patching
• Comfortable working with Git and troubleshooting unfamiliar systems
• Useful but not essential: NIST, DISA STIGs, CIS, FIPS, ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials Plus
• Useful but not essential: tools such as Trivy, Semgrep, SonarQube, Nessus, OWASP ZAP or OpenSCAP
• Useful but not essential: Terraform or Ansible
• Useful but not essential: AWS / VMware / Proxmox
• Useful but not essential: Windows build environments and PowerShell
• Useful but not essential: Embedded Linux
• Useful but not essential: C/C++, Rust, .NET or JavaScript/TypeScript build environments
• Useful but not essential: experience within defence, aerospace or another regulated environment

Responsibilities:

• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines across GitLab CI and TeamCity
• Integrate security scanning including SAST, SCA, DAST, vulnerability scanning and SBOMs
• Investigate CVEs and work with development teams on remediation
• Harden Linux systems and support security/compliance requirements
• Maintain Linux and Windows build infrastructure
• Work with Docker, infrastructure-as-code and automated tooling
• Help improve software supply-chain security, secrets management and release processes
• Review infrastructure, pipeline and application changes
• Create clear technical documentation and runbooks

Technologies:

• AWS
• Ansible
• Bash
• CI/CD
• DevSecOps
• DevOps
• Docker
• Embedded
• Git
• GitHub
• GitLab
• Support
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Linux
• OWASP
• PowerShell
• Python
• Rust
• Security
• Teamcity
• Terraform
• TypeScript
• VMware
• Web
• Windows
• ASP.NET
• Cloud

More:

We are an established technology business in Cambridge and are looking to bring in a DevSecOps Engineer to join our growing DevOps team. This is a hands-on, mid-level role for someone with solid Linux and CI/CD experience who wants to develop further within DevSecOps and security. You will work across embedded, desktop and web products, helping us build security into the development and release process. The role is based in Cambridge with 3 days per week in the office. The salary range is £45,000 to £60,000 depending on experience level. No sponsorship option is available, and SC clearance is preferable.

last updated 40 week of 2026