Contract DevSecOps Lead

Contract DevSecOps Lead

Location: Fully Remote

Duration: 3 Months + Extensions

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Rate: £500pd - £850pd

Opus is partnering with a leading consultancy on a high-profile public sector project. We're looking for an experienced DevSecOps Lead to set technical direction and ensure secure, scalable, and resilient systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and enforce platform architecture standards with a focus on security and resilience
• Lead vulnerability management and compliance alignment
• Implement security best practices across CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure
• Drive API security (OAuth, JWT, API keys) and lifecycle management
• Oversee disaster recovery strategies and resilience testing
• Automate infrastructure upgrades using IaC tools

️ Tech Stack:

• Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, DynamoDB, S3), Azure DevOps, GitHub Workflows
• Security: Secure coding, vulnerability scanning, compliance frameworks
• Infrastructure Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Docker
• Programming: Python, Node.js
• API Management: Apigee Edge / Apigee X

What We're Looking For:

• Strong expertise in cloud-native architecture and security
• Experience with distributed systems and resilience engineering
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Interested?

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