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Kryptos Technologies UK Limited

DEVOPS LEAD

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

28-01-2026

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Leadership Encryption Cloud Security GitHub GitLab CI/CD DevOps Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Jenkins Ansible Azure DevOps Stakeholder Management Networking Architecture Azure AWS AWS Cloud CI/CD Pipelines Terraform GitHub Actions

Job Specifications

Tasks

DEVOPS LEAD

Location: London

2months+ contract with possible extension

We are seeking a highly experienced DevSecOps & IaC Lead to drive enterprise-wide DevSecOps transformation and Infrastructure‑as‑Code implementation during the migration of large-scale on‑prem systems to AWS cloud.

This role requires deep expertise across CI/CD pipelines, security automation, cloud-native DevOps tooling, third-party DevSecOps platforms, and large-scale IaC governance.

Key Responsibilities

DevSecOps Strategy & Cloud Migration Leadership

Lead the DevSecOps transformation for applications and platforms migrating from on‑prem to AWS.

Build a roadmap for CI/CD modernization, security automation, and cloud-ready pipelines.

Ensure DevSecOps practices support lift & shift, replatforming, containerization, and modernization migration patterns.

Collaborate with cloud, application, SRE, and security teams to ensure DevSecOps maturity improves during and after migration.

Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) Architecture & Governance

Define enterprise IaC standards using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Ansible, and GitOps practices.

Lead IaC implementation for AWS landing zones, networking, security, containers, and application infrastructure.

Establish modular IaC patterns, reusable blueprints, guardrails, and governance frameworks.

Drive full lifecycle IaC adoption: provisioning → configuration → drift control → compliance.

Cloud‑Native & Third‑Party DevSecOps Tooling Integration

Architect and integrate DevSecOps toolchains across cloud and on‑prem ecosystems, including:

CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps

Security: Snyk, Checkmarx, SonarQube, Prisma Cloud, Aqua, Twistlock

Containers: EKS, ECS, ECR, Helm, ArgoCD, Flux

Secrets & identity: AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault

Compliance: AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, OPA/Conftest, Checkov

Ensure deep integration between security scanning, artifact repositories, code quality, and deployment automation.

Security Automation & Shift‑Left Enablement

Implement “security-by-default” and “shift-left” practices across the software lifecycle.

Automate:

SAST/DAST

Dependency & container image scanning

Policy-as-code (Rego/OPA)

Secrets scanning

Infrastructure compliance

Establish secure CI/CD pipeline patterns covering application, container, and infrastructure layers.

Observability, Reliability & DevOps Excellence

Partner with SRE, platform, and cloud teams to embed monitoring, logging, tracing, and auditability into pipelines.

Implement automated quality gates, blue‑green/canary deployments, and progressive delivery strategies.

Standardize operational best practices through automation, runbooks, and deployment frameworks.

Governance, Risk, Automation & Compliance

Ensure all DevSecOps and IaC pipelines comply with enterprise security, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Define DevSecOps maturity KPIs (deployment frequency, MTTR, security findings, drift metrics).

Build automated governance controls for release management, security enforcement, and compliance checks.

Drive adoption of secure cloud operating models across all stakeholders.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Lead cross-functional DevSecOps squads and mentor engineers on DevSecOps, IaC, and cloud automation practices.

Work with program managers to ensure DevSecOps readiness across all migration waves.

Communicate progress, risks, and technical decisions to senior leadership and architecture boards.

Provide strategic input on enterprise cloud engineering standards and transformation roadmap.

Security & Compliance Skills

Strong understanding of cloud security principles: IAM, KMS, encryption, zero trust, least privilege.

Experience implementing policy-as-code and pipeline security controls.

Understanding of CIS benchmarks, NIST, ISO27001, compliance frameworks.

Cloud Migration Skills

Direct experience supporting large-scale on‑prem to AWS migrations.

Strong understanding of migration waves, application onboarding, and pipeline modernization.

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

14+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, cloud automation, or infrastructure engineering.

Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, CI/CD, IaC, and security automation.

Expertise in:

Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Ansible

Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS, Helm, GitOps

GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps/Jenkins pipelines

Security tools: Snyk, Checkmarx, SonarQube, Prisma Cloud, Vault

Logging/observability platforms (CloudWatch, ELK, Datadog)

Preferred Qualifications

AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional

HashiCorp Terraform Certification

Kubernetes certifications (CKAD, CKA, CKS)

DevSecOps or SRE certifications (nice-to-have)

About the Company

Kryptos Technologies Limited is a global technology, consulting and Professional IT services company serving various Industry Domains like Banking, Insurance,Telecom,Automotive, Media, Retail, Manufacturing,Mobile,Transportation &Logistics, Travel, Energy ,Oil & Gas and Public Sector. Kryptos offers integrated services that include Strategic consulting, outsourcing, Staffing, Professional, Managed, infrastructure and cloud services. Headquartered at London, United Kingdom Kryptos deliver outstanding impact on the reputation... Know more