DevOps Consultant

Dev Ops Consultant - Dev Sec Ops
3-6 month Contract - Part time basis 2/3 days a week

Location:

Milton Keynes - 2 days on site
Rate: £550 - £650 per day

We are recruiting for an experienced Dev Ops Consultant to design, implement, and optimise secure CI/CD pipelines within an Azure-based environment.

This role will play a key part in embedding security-first Dev Ops practices, improving delivery pipelines, and enabling development teams through automation, tooling, and best practice guidance.

• Design and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops
• Integrate security tooling (SAST/DAST) into build and release pipelines
• Embed Dev Sec Ops  controls, including:
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Secure build gates
  • Policy enforcement
• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to improve:
  • Build, test, and deployment workflows
  • Feedback loops and release quality
• Implement Dev Ops best practices across:
  • Automation
  • Version control strategies
  • Monitoring and release processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline, deployment, and security issues
• Provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and mentoring to internal teams

• Strong experience with Azure Dev Ops (CI/CD pipelines)
• Proven background in Dev Ops / Dev Sec Ops  consulting roles
• Hands‑on experience integrating SAST and DAST tools into pipelines
• Solid understanding of secure software delivery practices
• Experience with:
  • Containerisation
  • Orchestration
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Git and branching strategies
  • Automation and infrastructure‑as‑code principles
• Experience with security tools
• Familiarity with Azure cloud architecture
• Experience working in regulated or security‑sensitive environments