Security Engineer, DevSecOps, AWS, EKS

Sanderson Plc · Clifton, Bristol

Security Engineer, DevSecOps, AWS, EKS at Sanderson Plc, based in Clifton, Bristol, paying £600 - £650 per day. This is a permanent role.

Salary
£600 - £650 per day
Location
Clifton, Bristol
Contract
Permanent
Posted
2 days ago
Closes
17 Nov 2026
Sector
IT & Software

About 21% above the going rate for it & software

Reference job/security-engineer-devsecops-aws-eks-65436_1792076232

About the role

Security Engineer, AWS, DevSecOps

Day rate: £650 per day (Outside IR35)

Location: London 1 day week

Role: Security Engineer

Length: 6 months

We’re supporting a major transformation programme and are looking for a Security Engineer to help deliver and maintain security controls across multiple technology workstreams.

Working closely with senior security specialists, you’ll play a key role in securing cloud platforms, improving DevSecOps processes, managing vulnerabilities, and ensuring security is embedded throughout delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Implement and optimise CI/CD security tooling.
  • Manage vulnerabilities and support remediation activities.
  • Review infrastructure, code and configuration changes for security risks.
  • Support threat modelling and security assurance activities.
  • Maintain secrets management, certificates and access controls.
  • Develop reusable security controls and best practices.
  • Produce security documentation and evidence where required.

Key Skills

  • Security Engineering, DevSecOps or Platform Engineering background.
  • AWS, IAM, Kubernetes and container security experience.
  • Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code.
  • CI/CD security tooling (SAST, SCA, container and IaC scanning).
  • Python and/or Bash scripting.
  • Vulnerability Management, CVSS and risk assessment experience.
  • Previous experience within a regulated environment.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Reference: job/security-engineer-devsecops-aws-eks-65436_1792076232 · Posted 2 days ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via Sanderson Plc

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