Security DevSecOps Capability Lead

About the role

The Security DevSecOps Capability Lead will support the delivery and operation of trusted digital systems critical to a nationally significant submarine capability. You will design, implement and sustain high‑assurance software delivery practices across complex software and data platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Provide specialist DevSecOps expertise to design, establish and mature secure, reliable software delivery practices.
• Develop policies, processes and standard operating procedures for CI/CD environments.
• Advise on selection, deployment and configuration of DevSecOps toolchains and technology stacks.
• Design, build and maintain high‑assurance CI/CD pipelines, including cloud and on‑premises environments.
• Support pre‑release testing environments and automate regression testing where practical.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, IT or related discipline.
• Significant experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps or DevSecOps specialist in complex technical environments.
• Proven ability to work independently as a senior specialist contractor delivering outcomes with minimal supervision.
• Experience in government, defence or other high‑assurance environments.

Required skills

• DevSecOps frameworks, policies and SOPs.
• CI/CD principles and tools.
• Cloud platforms (public and private) and secure integration.
• Containerisation and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Information security controls (ISM‑aligned) and security accreditation processes.
• Vendor‑supplied enterprise software integration (e.g., PLM, CAD).