Lead DevSecOps Engineer

Nexor
Nottingham
6 days ago
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Main Purpose of Job

To drive, build, test, and maintain the infrastructure and tools to allow for development and release of software, containerising software and integrating security practices at every phase of software development.

  1. Responsible for leading and driving implementation and improvements in DevSecOps approaches and procedures.
  2. Build and set up new development tools and infrastructure to provide a security environment within which an Agile approach to development can operate.
  3. Identify and incorporate security practices into the software build mechanism and engineering development infrastructure, including control of containerised areas, automating as appropriate.
  4. Develop and test installations for Nexor products ensuring adequate levels of security; release products to internal and external customers, ensuring quality standards and specifications are met.
  5. Incorporate threat analysis and vulnerability scanning and patching into the release cycle to ensure common vulnerabilities and exposures are minimised.
  6. Ensure that all the product build materials, e.g. installations, source code, and documentation, are appropriately backed up and archived.
  7. Develop and maintain installation packages for all relevant products, ensuring that installations do not adversely affect other products.
  8. Ensure systems and software are compliant through patch management.
  9. Manage solution releases and packaging for both internal and external environments through a variety of media.
  10. Contribute actively to team activities, sharing experiences and ideas.
  11. Actively contribute to business improvement.
  12. May be required to work additional hours to meet deadlines.

This job description is a guide to the work you may be required to undertake but does not form part of your contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.

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