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DevOps Consultant - DevSecOps 3-6 month Contract - Part time basis 2/3 days a week Location: Milton Keynes - 2 days on site Rate: £550 - £650 per day We are recruiting for an experienced DevOps Consultant to design, implement, and optimise secure CI/CD pipelines within an Azure-based environment. This role will play a key part in embedding security-first DevOps practices, improving delivery pipelines, and enabling development teams through automation, tooling, and best practice guidance. Key Responsibilities Design and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Integrate security tooling (SAST/DAST) into build and release pipelines Embed DevSecOps controls, including: Vulnerability scanning Secure build gates Policy enforcement Collaborate with engineering and security teams to improve: Build, test, and deployment workflows Feedback loops and release quality Implement DevOps best practices across: Automation Version control strategies Monitoring and release processes Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline, deployment, and security issues Provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and mentoring to internal teams Required Skills & Experience Strong experience with Azure DevOps (CI/CD pipelines) Proven background in DevOps / DevSecOps consulting roles Hands-on experience integrating SAST and DAST tools into pipelines Solid understanding of secure software delivery practices Experience with: Containerisation Orchestration Strong knowledge of: Git and branching strategies Automation and infrastructure-as-code principles Desirable Experience Experience with security tools Familiarity with Azure cloud architecture Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments