Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Shield AI
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Security ownership","Collaboration","Culture building"]

Design, build, and operate secure CI/CD and development/deployment environments for autonomy and defence software. Embed security across the software lifecycle using Secure by Design principles, integrating automated security controls such as static analysis, dependency and container scanning, secrets detection, and policy enforcement. Collaborate with software, cyber security, systems, integration, and test engineers to support rapid delivery across cloud, on-prem, lab, simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop platforms, including classified environments.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
2 days ago

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, build, and operate secure CI/CD and development/deployment environments for autonomy and defence software. Embed security across the software lifecycle using Secure by Design principles, integrating automated security controls such as static analysis, dependency and container scanning, secrets detection, and policy enforcement. Collaborate with software, cyber security, systems, integration, and test engineers to support rapid delivery across cloud, on-prem, lab, simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop platforms, including classified environments.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and operate secure development and deployment infrastructure for 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 security controls, testing, evidence, and assurance into engineering workflows.
  • •Apply UK MOD Secure by Design principles and help teams understand and meet cyber security and technical assurance responsibilities.
  • •Partner with engineering teams to create development environments spanning cloud, on-prem, lab, simulation, hardware in the loop, and operational platforms, including segmented environments for different security classifications.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, platform engineering, site reliability engineering, software engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • •Significant experience delivering software or digital capabilities within UK defence or another highly regulated national security environment.
  • •Strong understanding of UK MOD/NATO DevSecOps and Secure by Design, including cyber risk management and security assurance across the capability lifecycle.
  • •Experience developing and operating CI/CD pipelines using source control, build, test, artefact management, and deployment technologies.
  • •Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, containerisation, and infrastructure automation.
Experience:DefenceNational securityHighly regulated environments
Skills:Security ownershipCollaborationCulture building
Tech Stack:CI/CDGitGitLabGitHubInfrastructure as CodeConfiguration managementContainerisationStatic analysisDependency scanningContainer scanningSecrets detectionSoftware composition analysisVulnerability managementPolicy enforcement

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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