Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Senior DevSecOps Engineer – Contract Opportunity (Inside IR35) UK GOVT CONTRACT - 6 months
Fimatix UK Ltd is looking for a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to join our team and play a key role in building and securing modern DevSecOps capabilities across a large-scale digital programme.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on embedding secure-by-design practices into CI/CD pipelines, AWS infrastructure, and identity services , while also helping drive AI-enabled DevOps automation to improve operational intelligence and threat detection.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure CI/CD pipelines with integrated security tooling (SAST, DAST, container scanning, dependency scanning).
- Embed security-by-design principles across AWS infrastructure and deployments.
- Implement IaC security guardrails using Terraform/CloudFormation.
- Configure and optimise AWS-native security services (Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Config, Shield).
- Support identity security integrations with enterprise IAM platforms (ForgeRock or similar).
- Develop AI-assisted DevOps automation for alert triage, incident routing and operational insights.
- Contribute to architecture documentation, testing, and security assurance activities.
Technical Environment
- AWS (IAM, VPC, EC2, EKS/ECS, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudTrail)
- Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Config, Shield
- CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
- Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Kubernetes / container platforms
- Security testing tools (SAST, DAST, container scanning)
- Automation & scripting (Python, Bash)
Experience We’re Looking For
- Strong experience implementing DevSecOps pipelines in regulated or government environments
- Deep AWS security architecture expertise
- Experience integrating security tooling into CI/CD workflows
- Experience with identity platforms (ForgeRock or equivalent IAM)
- Exposure to AI/ML or automation within DevOps or security operations
- SFIA 7
Contract Details
- Inside IR35 (via umbrella company or FTC)
- BPSS and DBS clearance
- £700 day rate
- Hybrid working (UK-based)
⚠️ Important:
We are only seeking applications from direct candidates . Recruitment agencies and intermediaries will not be considered for this role.
If you’re an experienced DevSecOps engineer passionate about secure cloud engineering and automation , we’d love to hear from you.
Please apply via LinkedIn or send your CV directly to discuss further.