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Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Smarketshttps://static.whatjobs.com/static/ajCore/img/jobPosting/companyLogo/whatJobs_ob_default.png United Kingdom Posted 23 Oct 2026 Closing: 22 Nov 2026
Permanent Hybrid Featured

Role Description & Technical Scope

Overview

In this founding role, you’ll stand up security engineering from zero to go-live and scale it for a fast-growing, regulated trading platform. You’ll design guardrails and automation for cloud-native systems, balancing speed with risk management. You’ll partner with Infrastructure, Engineering, and product teams to embed security into CI/CD and incident response, influencing how we protect customers and regulators. This is a mission-driven opportunity to shape security foundations for a market-leading exchange with CFTC obligations.

Pay / Benefits
  • Stock Options
  • Pension Scheme
  • Health Insurance
  • Enhanced Parental Leave
  • Meals provided
  • Cycle-to-Work Scheme
Responsibilities
  • Help stand up security engineering from the ground up through go-live and scale.
  • Design and deploy security controls and guardrails across cloud-native platforms, including AI security for customer-facing and internal products.
  • Automate security processes as code and embed compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Conduct risk audits, translate findings into actionable engineering recommendations, and implement them.
  • Monitor system access logs, detect anomalies, and support incident response and post-incident analysis.
  • Plan and test security backups and disaster recovery to ensure platform resilience.
  • Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and controls for DCM/DCO and regulatory examinations.
  • Collaborate with business and engineering teams to translate technical work for non-technical audiences.
  • Foster a culture of security ownership among engineers.
Key requirements
  • Hands-on security engineering/DevSecOps experience in cloud-native, high-growth environments, preferably financial services or exchange infrastructure.
  • Strong written and verbal communication about security risk and controls to external stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with CFTC safeguards and related regulations.
  • Solid understanding of application security (OWASP Top 10, NIST) and secure SDLC.
  • Proficiency with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, CircleCI) and security tools (Snyk, Aqua, Trivy, Checkov, Twistlock, Clair).
  • Hands-on security in AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, containers, and IaC.
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code and compliance-as-code practices.
  • Automation proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go.
  • Confident communicator
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Ownership mindset
  • Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Kubernetes and container security
  • CI/CD security tooling
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Key Details
  • Date Posted: 23 Oct 2026
  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Employment: Permanent
  • Workplace: Hybrid
  • Domain: General
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