Senior Sec DevOps Engineer

Johnson Matthey IT (JM IT) is Johnson Matthey’s global IT function responsible for ensuring that our IT capabilities are not only able to support and integrate technologies but can also offer insight into future IT tools that could provide us with a competitive edge and improved operating efficiencies. 

We’re seeking a Senior SecDevOps Engineer to lead the strategic integration of security into our software delivery lifecycle. This is a senior-level role focused on embedding scalable, automated security controls across cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and application architecture. You’ll play a critical role in defining and driving our SecDevOps roadmap, aligning with engineering leadership and risk stakeholders to protect the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of our systems at scale.

Your responsibilities: 

• Drive automation-first initiatives across infrastructure provisioning, deployments, monitoring, and incident response.
• Establish best practices for cloud-native platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, serverless, microservices) including observability, performance, cost optimization, and governance.
• Proactively reduce organizational risk by embedding resilience, compliance, and security controls into infrastructure, pipelines, and workflows.
• Serve as the technical authority for DevOps and platform reliability, contributing to architecture reviews, operational readiness, and incident management.
• Enable developers through scaffolding, self-service platforms, and golden paths (e.g., Backstage, internal developer portals), improving productivity while maintaining standards.
• Partner with Security Operations and Vulnerability Management to integrate SecDevOps practices into pipelines, tooling, and infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers across teams on DevOps practices, fostering a culture of ownership, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to balance speed, security, reliability, and cost efficiency in system design and operations.
• Refine incident response and postmortem processes, ensuring lessons learned improve resilience, tooling, and processes.

Requirements for the role: 

• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform, or Infrastructure Engineering, including experience in a lead or senior role.
• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Argo, etc.) and pipeline security.

• Proven track record of building and scaling cloud-native platforms at enterprise scale (ideally Azure)

• Expert in Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation) and Kubernetes ecosystem (Helm, Operators, GitOps).

• Proficient in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, Go, Bash, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, etc.) and automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with developer enablement tooling such as Backstage, scaffolding frameworks, and internal developer platforms.
• Familiarity with FinOps and cost optimization in cloud environments.
• Exposure to security tooling (e.g. Wiz, Snyk, Trivy, Checkov, Vault, Prisma, SonarQube, etc.) and compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).

What we offer:

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. For this position we offer annual salary starting from 47,500 to 71,000 EUR (gross). We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:

• Health & Well-being: a diverse, inclusive, work & life balance work environment; hybrid way of working; health insurance from the first day of employment; employee assistance program

• Life, accidents & critical diseases insurance

• 25 days of paid vacation leave

• IIIrd Pillar Pension Fund contributions

• Paid volunteering opportunities (2 days per year)

• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization

Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!

At JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.

For any queries or accessibility requirements, please contact GlobalRecruit@matthey.com. We will work with you to make suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are confidential, and your feedback is welcome to help us provide an accessible and positive recruitment experience.