DevSecOps Team Lead

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DevSecOps Team Lead connecting security, operations, and engineering for global workplace transformation. Leading specialized engineers to maintain a secure cloud environment in a remote-first company.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇪🇺 Anywhere in EuropeSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPythonTerraformTypeScriptVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and coach a team of DevSecOps engineers. Conduct performance reviews, manage career development paths, and foster a culture of high performance.
Define the DevSecOps strategy and multi-quarter roadmap, aligning security initiatives with broader business and engineering goals.
Act as the primary point of contact for Engineering and Product leads to ensure security requirements are baked into the Product Discovery phase.
Lead the implementation of organizational guardrails using tools like OPA (Open Policy Agent) or Kyverno to ensure compliance is automated across all environments.
Oversee the design of secure cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Kubernetes clusters, focusing on Zero Trust networking and identity-driven access.
Evaluate, procure, and manage third-party security vendors and tools (e.g., Snyk, Wiz, Cloudflare), ensuring maximum ROI and technical fit.
Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR), vulnerability burn-down rates, and false-positive ratios.
Serve as a technical escalation point for high-severity security incidents and lead the "Blameless Post-Mortem" process to drive systemic improvements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years in Security, DevOps, or Infrastructure roles.
2+ years in a leadership capacity (Team Lead, Tech Lead, or Engineering Manager).
Proven track record of scaling security practices in a cloud-native, high-growth environment.
Expert knowledge of Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, and CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
Deep understanding of Kubernetes security (RBAC, Network Policies, Admission Controllers) and cloud provider security services.
Experience implementing and tuning SAST, DAST, SCA, and Secret Management (HashiCorp Vault) at scale.
Proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript to build custom internal security tooling and integrations.
Ability to balance "perfect security" with the "speed of business."
Exceptional ability to translate complex technical risks into business impact for executive stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access

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Hard Skills & Tools

DevSecOpsTerraformAnsibleCI/CDKubernetes securitySASTDASTSCASecret ManagementPython

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcoachingperformance managementcommunicationtechnical escalationbusiness impact translationteam developmentculture buildingincident management