Senior DevSecOps Engineer – Contract Opportunity (Inside IR35) UK GOVT CONTRACT - 6 months

Fimatix UK Ltd is looking for a Senior DevSecOps Engineer (SFIA 7) 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

Contract Details

• Inside IR35 (via umbrella company or FTC)
• BPSS and DBS clearance
• £725 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.