Kainos
Senior Security Engineer
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About Kainos
Kainos Group plc is a digital technology company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, founded in 1986. It specializes in digital services, platforms, and software solutions that facilitate digital transformation for organizations globally. The company started as a small software development firm and has grown into a leader in IT services, focusing on cloud computing, data analytics, AI, and automation. Kainos went public in 2015 and has since achieved significant growth, with revenue reaching £482.466 million and a workforce of over 3,100 employees across 39 offices in 18 countries. Kainos operates through two main divisions: Digital Services and Digital Platforms. It offers managed services, consulting, and tailored solutions for various sectors, including healthcare, financial services, public sector, education, and retail. The company is recognized for its expertise in system deployment and optimization, particularly as a top Workday partner. Kainos is committed to sustainability and community impact, positioning itself as a pioneer in transformative technology.
Security at Kainos
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Security Philosophy
- Kainos follows a DevSecOps philosophy centered on integrating security into the CI/CD pipeline and providing standard guidance to development teams. Their approach emphasizes verification through frameworks like OWASP ASVS and the NCSC Cloud Security Principles.
- They prioritize 'embedding security practices' such as threat modeling and vulnerability management directly into the development lifecycle rather than treating security as a separate, final gate.
Security Team
- The Kainos Security team is a centralized function that supports various business units and client projects.
- As of March 2026, there are at least 6 active job postings in the Cyber Security domain, including a Senior Security Engineer role.
- The team is described as playing a 'pivotal role' in secure design and development for large-scale national applications.
Key Initiatives
- Current initiatives include the automation of security artifact generation within CI/CD pipelines and the application of NCSC Cloud Security Principles to national-scale healthcare applications.
- There is a significant focus on 'Shift Left' practices, specifically through the production of threat models for target applications and the implementation of automated secret scanning and container security.
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