DevSecOps Engineer

Oscar Technology
Stevenage, United Kingdom
Last month
£40,000 – £50,000 pa

Salary

£40,000 – £50,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
24 Apr 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

Up to 31 days annual leave Expenses Overnight bonus

DevSecOps Engineer | £40-50k DOE | 1 day onsite | Active or Eligible for SC/DV Clearance essential

We're working with a growing cyber security consultancy looking to hire a DevSecOps Engineer to play a key role in strengthening security across complex cloud and on-prem environments.

This is a hands-on, security-focused position centred aroundidentifying, prioritising and remediating vulnerabilities at scale - working closely with engineering teams to ensure risks are not just found, but properly fixed.

You'll sit within a team focused onimproving real-world security posture, using DevOps and Infrastructure as Code to deliver consistent, scalable remediation across environments.

If you're someone with a strong DevOps background who has moved into security - or a security engineer with solid automation and IaC experience - this role offers the chance to have genuine impact across multiple client environments.

Salary:£40-50k DOE

Package:Up to 31 days annual leave + expenses & overnight bonus

Working Structure:Remote for the first 6 months followed by 1 day onsite in Stevenage or Bristol

Security Clearance:Due to the nature of work, candidates miust undergo security clearance processes, therefore must holdonly British citizenship.

Start date:ASAP

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own theend-to-end vulnerability lifecycle - from identification and validation through to remediation, verification and closure
  • Identify and remediate vulnerabilities acrosscloud (Azure/AWS) and on-prem environments
  • Use security and posture management tooling (e.g.Defender for Cloud, Azure Advisor, AWS Inspector, Security Hub) to detect and prioritise risks
  • Translate security findings intoclear, actionable remediation plans
  • Work closely with engineering teams toimplement secure fixes, ensuring changes are properly tested and deployed safely
  • Remediate vulnerabilities throughpatching, configuration hardening and application of security controls
  • Validate remediation throughre-scanning and verification processes
  • Deploy and scale fixes usingInfrastructure as Code (Terraform) and DevOps practices across multiple environments
  • Produce clear documentation coveringrisk, root cause, remediation and residual risk
  • Track and report onvulnerability trends, SLAs and security posture improvements
  • Continuously improve vulnerability management processes, includingtriage, prioritisation and exception handling
  • Support the implementation ofsecure configuration baselines and security best practices

Key Skills & Experience:

  • Strong background inDevOps, Platform Engineering or DevSecOps
  • Hands-on experience withInfrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Experience working withincloud environments (Azure and/or AWS)
  • Exposure tovulnerability management or security tooling (e.g. Defender for Cloud, Tenable, Nessus, AWS Inspector)
  • Experience improving security posture across infrastructure, configurations or applications
  • Understanding ofsecurity best practices, system hardening and secure configuration
  • Comfortable working across bothcloud and on-prem environments

If this sounds like you, apply now for immediate consideration.

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