DevSecOps Engineer (Contract – 6 Months)

Location: Dublin, Swords (Hybrid – minimum 3 days onsite)

Day Rate: Market Rates

Eligibility: Applicants must hold a valid Irish or EU passport. Sponsorship is not available.

Engagement Details

• Duration: 6-month contract (up to 120 days)
• Location: Dublin (minimum 3 days onsite)
• Rate: Competitive daily rate aligned with market

Overview

An experienced DevSecOps Engineer is required to support a DevOps Centre of Excellence within a large enterprise environment. The role will focus on designing, building, and maintaining secure, scalable, and automated CI/CD pipelines, with a strong emphasis on security, resilience, and operational excellence across the development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Automate build, test, and deployment processes in line with best practices
• Integrate and maintain artefact repositories using JFrog Artifactory
• Implement security and code quality scanning using Snyk and SonarQube
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Identify, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities across applications and infrastructure
• Monitor security alerts and respond to incidents in a timely manner
• Collaborate with development and security teams to ensure compliance with security standards
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise system performance and reliability
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions (e.g. Azure App Insights, DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Work within Agile teams using Jira for delivery and workflow management
• Promote DevSecOps best practices and contribute to engineering standards and playbooks
• Maintain clear and comprehensive technical documentation

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure in enterprise environments
• Advanced Terraform expertise (Infrastructure as Code)
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerisation
• CI/CD pipeline development using GitHub Actions
• Experience with JFrog Artifactory
• Security tooling experience with Snyk and SonarQube
• Experience with Kubernetes and/or Azure Container Apps
• Monitoring and logging tools such as DataDog, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, or Grafana
• Scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell, or Python
• Experience working in Agile environments using Jira
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Security-first mindset with a solid understanding of DevSecOps principles

Desirable

• Experience with OpenShift
• Exposure to other CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards
• Experience with additional cloud platforms
• Relevant certifications (Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, DevSecOps)

Education

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Personal Attributes

• Strong problem-solving skills and proactive mindset
• High attention to detail and quality
• Adaptable and comfortable working in evolving environments
• Committed to continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies and security threats

Skills:

DevSecOps & Security Tooling CI/CD & Automation Cloud & Containerisation