Azure Software Security Engineer, DevSecOps, Microsoft, Mainly Remote

Azure Lead Software Security Engineer with Development Background, DevSecOps, Mainly Remote

Software Security Engineer Lead is required to work for a fast-growing and exciting company based in Central London. However, this will mainly be remote. Please read in full before applying…

We need someone with a Microsoft tech-stack background who has experience as a Azure DevSecOps Consultant or even a good old fashioned Unix / Linux Systems Administrator. We want someone with a development / some form of coding background who has blossomed into Software Security / Cloud Security engineer. We NEED for you to have strong Azure skills, NOT AWS…although a blend would be acceptable.

Rather than someone from a bog-standard IT Operations background, we NEED you to have come from a Development background and you MUST have a good grounding within Software Development as you will mainly working with Developers and need to be able speak their language and develop trust with them.

This role was very successfully introduce into this company 2 years ago and as such they need someone to pick up the baton and continue to develop the function. You will be working with a crossfunctional teams and as such you need to have strong communication skills to be able to work various functions. There will opportunity to grow yourself and a team as the company matures. This role is a lead “hands on” role and is perfect for some who has come from a consultancy background with appropriate hands on skills.

A passion a modern security approach is paramount, where you help teams build security into their daily work life and are always looking automate, streamline and shift left with compermise of quality and overall security. If you have read books like The Phoenix Project, this should be an interesting role for you.

Read on for more details…

Experience Required:

• Demonstrable experience as a Systems Administrator or Software Developer…or both!
  
  
• Expert Knowledge of Cloud Security
  
  
• Passion for DevSecOps and with knowledge of Terraform, Bicep, Sonar Clous, Wiz, and other security product like Trivy
  
  
• Experience with cloud computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure
  
  
• A strong understanding of software development methodologies and practices
  
  
• Ability to Rapid Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling
  
  
• Other technical skills required: Azure Security Monitoring including Application Insights, and SIEM
  
  
• Excellent communication skills to guarantee stakeholder alignment and successful outcomes at all stages of Product delivery and ongoing support.
  
  This is a great opportunity and salary is dependent upon experience. Apply now for more details