Job Title: Lead DevSecOps Engineer Location: Basingstoke On-Site (Monday to Friday) Clearance: Must be willing to undergo DV Clearance. We are seeking an experienced Lead DevSecOps Engineer to play a key role in delivering secure, automated solutions for critical defence sector programmes. This is a fully on-site role supporting high-security defence projects, requiring candidates to be eligible and willing to undergo DV (Developed Vetting) clearance. As a Lead DevSecOps Engineer, you will drive the technical implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automated testing frameworks. Working closely with the DevSecOps Tech Lead, engineering teams, and customer stakeholders, you will help shape and maintain secure delivery processes, champion DevOps best practices, and lead a team of engineers through agile delivery. Key Responsibilities: Design, implement and support DevSecOps pipelines and tooling.Develop automation scripts (Ansible) and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.Integrate and advise on security tools including SCA/IAST/DAST platforms such as Black Duck, Coverity, Snyk, and JFrog.Implement and manage automated testing (Selenium, Robot Framework) and test management systems.Guide the secure management of secrets using tools like Azure DevOps and HashiCorp Vault.Work across Windows and Linux environments within Agile sprint-based teams.Lead technical decisions, mentor junior engineers, and liaise with customer stakeholders.Align Dev