Job Description

Posted 1 hour ago

Contract Senior Platform Architect / Lead Security Engineer
📍 Location: Fully Remote
📆 Duration: 3 Months + Extensions
💼 IR35 Status: Inside IR35
💰 Rate: £500pd – £850pd

Opus is partnering with a leading consultancy on a high-profile public sector project. We’re looking for an experienced Platform Architect / DevSecOps Lead to set technical direction and ensure secure, scalable, and resilient systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Define and enforce platform architecture standards with a focus on security and resilience
Lead vulnerability management and compliance alignment
Implement security best practices across CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure
Drive API security (OAuth, JWT, API keys) and lifecycle management
Oversee disaster recovery strategies and resilience testing
Automate infrastructure upgrades using IaC tools🛠️ Tech Stack:

Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, DynamoDB, S3), Azure DevOps, GitHub Workflows
Security: Secure coding, vulnerability scanning, compliance frameworks
Infrastructure Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Docker
Programming: Python, Node.js
API Management: Apigee / AWS API Gateway / Azure API Management What We’re Looking For:

Strong expertise in cloud-native architecture and security
Experience with distributed systems and resilience engineering
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills📩 Interested?
Apply now or send your latest CV to (url removed) ASAP!
If you haven’t heard back within 48 hours, please assume your application was not successful this time