DevSecOps Engineer

DevSecOps Engineer Location: London (Hybrid 2-3 Days Per Week) Salary: £65,000 - £90,000 + Benefits Type: Permanent About the Company 167 Solutions is partnering with an innovative technology organisation that is scaling its cloud engineering and platform capabilities. We are seeking a hands-on DevSecOps Engineer who can embed security directly into the software development life cycle while remaining actively involved in engineering, automation, cloud infrastructure, and platform delivery. This is not a traditional security administration or governance role. We are looking for an engineer who writes code, builds automation, develops cloud-native solutions, and integrates security into modern software delivery practices. The Opportunity As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will work closely with Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, Cloud Architects, and Security teams to build secure-by-design solutions across AWS environments. You will be responsible for automating security controls, improving cloud security posture, developing CI/CD pipelines, and implementing security tooling within a fast-paced engineering environment. The successful candidate will have strong software engineering capabilities alongside cloud and security expertise. Key Responsibilities • Design, build and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure. • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS-native tooling. • Build security controls directly into CI/CD pipelines. • Develop automation scripts and tooling using Python, Go, TypeScript, or similar languages. • Implement container security across Kubernetes and Docker environments. • Integrate security scanning, vulnerability management, and compliance controls into engineering workflows. • Collaborate with software development teams to improve secure coding practices. • Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and incident response automation. • Support threat modelling and secure architecture reviews. • Drive DevSecOps best practices across engineering teams. • Contribute to platform engineering and cloud-native application delivery. Required Experience • Proven experience in a DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Software Engineering role. • Strong AWS experience including services such as: • IAM • ECS/EKS • Lambda • CloudWatch • VPC • Secrets Manager • Security Hub • GuardDuty • Hands-on software development experience using: • Python • Go • TypeScript • Java (desirable) • Strong Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience. • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. • Strong understanding of secure software development practices. • Experience integrating security tooling into development workflows. • Familiarity with modern observability and monitoring platforms. Desirable Experience • AWS Security Speciality certification. • Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA). • Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins. • Knowledge of container runtime security. • Experience within highly regulated or enterprise-scale environments. • Exposure to cloud-native security platforms and zero-trust architectures. • Understanding of SOC2, ISO27001, NIST or Cyber Essentials frameworks. What Success Looks Like • Security becomes embedded within the engineering life cycle rather than acting as a gatekeeper. • Automated controls reduce risk without slowing delivery. • Development teams can deploy securely and confidently. • Cloud environments remain scalable, resilient, and secure by design. • Engineering and security teams operate as a single delivery function. Why Apply? • Work on modern AWS cloud platforms. • Engineering-first culture. • Opportunity to shape DevSecOps practices across the organisation. • Significant investment in cloud, platform, and security capabilities. • Exposure to cutting-edge automation and cloud-native technologies. • Genuine influence on technical direction and security strategy.