DevOps Engineer

1 day ago

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Sanderson Recruitment Salary Full-time


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DevOps Engineer (Platform Engineering & Security)
Peterborough - 3 days per week onsite
£500-£520 (Inside IR35)
6 Months Initial
We're supporting a large enterprise organisation as they continue to invest in platform engineering, security automation and software delivery modernisation.
This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing Platform Engineering team responsible for delivering secure, scalable and automated solutions across a complex technology estate.
The role has a strong focus on DevSecOps, security automation, access governance, CI/CD engineering and operational excellence, making it an excellent fit for someone who enjoys combining platform engineering with secure-by-design principles.
Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and enhance enterprise CI/CD platforms and automation capabilities.
  • Drive the adoption of DevSecOps practices across the software delivery lifecycle.
  • Implement and support security controls, governance processes, and access management solutions.
  • Integrate security scanning, compliance validation, and vulnerability management into engineering workflows.
  • Develop automation solutions that improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
  • Support observability, monitoring, logging, and platform reliability initiatives.
  • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, database, and security teams to deliver scalable platform solutions.
  • Contribute to platform standardisation, engineering best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Experience Required

  • Strong background in DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering.
  • Experience building and supporting enterprise-scale CI/CD and automation platforms.
  • Solid understanding of DevSecOps principles and security-focused engineering practices.
  • Experience working with modern cloud and infrastructure technologies.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management approaches.
  • Experience operating within large, complex, and highly governed environments. xwwtmva
  • Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality

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