Senior DevSecOps Engineer

The role

Design, build and operate secure software development and deployment infrastructure for autonomy and defence programmes. Build CI/CD pipelines and embed security controls and assurance into engineering workflows.

What you will do

• Design, build and operate secure development and deployment infrastructure for Shield AI autonomy and defence programmes.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid, repeatable and secure delivery of autonomy and mission software.
• Embed security throughout the software development lifecycle, integrating controls, testing, evidence and assurance into engineering workflows.
• Apply UK MOD Secure by Design principles across the development lifecycle.
• Work with software, autonomy, systems, cyber security, integration and test engineers.
• Design and maintain development and deployment environments spanning cloud, on premises, laboratory, simulation, hardware in the loop and operational platforms.
• Enable secure development and deployment across different security classifications and segmented environments.
• Implement automated security controls in CI/CD pipelines, including static analysis, dependency and container scanning, secrets detection and policy enforcement.
• Champion a DevSecOps culture where engineers own the security, reliability and performance of their systems.

Required qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, site reliability engineering, software engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience delivering software or digital capabilities within UK defence or another highly regulated national security environment.
• Strong understanding of the UK Ministry of Defence/NATO approach to DevSecOps and Secure by Design.
• Experience applying MOD security policies, security assurance processes and technical security requirements to software intensive defence programmes.
• Experience developing and operating CI/CD pipelines using modern source control, build, test, artefact management and deployment technologies.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, containerisation and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with Git, GitLab or GitHub, or equivalent tooling.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting DevSecOps, software delivery or digital engineering across NATO nations or multinational defence programmes.
• Understanding of DevSecOps approaches, security frameworks and software assurance practices used by other NATO nations, particularly the United States and European NATO partners.

About the company

Shield AI develops advanced autonomous systems for defence applications. The company's software delivery infrastructure supports autonomy and mission software development.