DevSecOps and API management Platform Leader

Kuwait Petroleum (Belgium) N.V.; Antwerpen; Remote; EUR 125,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

International team collaboration

Competitive salary package

Continuous learning and leadershipopps

Job summary

Kuwait Petroleum (Belgium) N.V. is seeking an experienced DevSecOps leader to shape and execute a secure, scalable CI/CD and API platform strategy. You will drive governance, automation, and cloud-native transformations across international teams and platforms.

The role combines hands-on platform engineering with strategic leadership, mentoring engineers and embedding security by design across the development lifecycle. Remote, international scope with a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in IT, information security, or related field.
• 8+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, or API management; 3+ years in leadership.
• Experience designing and running CI/CD with Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or ArgoCD.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM; GitOps and policy-as-code.
• Security-by-design across the development lifecycle and API governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a DevSecOps strategy delivering secure, automated CI/CD pipelines at scale.
• Build and evolve API platforms from gateways to developer portals across teams and regions.
• Embed security into development and enforce governance for API lifecycle, versioning, throttling, and analytics.
• Lead cloud-native and microservices transformations to future-proof platform landscapes.

Skills

DevSecOps leadership

Platform engineering

API management

CI/CD design

Security by design

API governance

Cloud-native

Education

Master's degree in IT or Information Security

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Azure DevOps

ArgoCD

Job description

Build secure platforms that power the future of digital innovation Remote | International role | Full-time Digital platforms evolve fast. And you? You shape how technology, security, and innovation connect. In this role, you drive a future-proof DevSecOps and API ecosystem that accelerates delivery, strengthens security, and unlocks business value. Your impact reaches across teams, countries, and platforms. You don't just support transformation, you lead it.

Responsibilities

• Your biggest challenge
• You bring structure, speed, and security together in one powerful platform strategy.
• You set the direction and make it real across the organization.
• Define and drive a DevSecOps strategy that delivers secure, automated CI/CD pipelines at scale
• Build and evolve API platforms, from gateways to developer portals, so teams can connect, innovate, and grow faster
• Embed security by design into every step of the development lifecycle
• Set clear governance and standards for API lifecycle management, including versioning, throttling, and analytics
• Accelerate adoption of infrastructure as code, containerization, and orchestration to create resilient platforms
• Monitor performance and security, act fast on risks, and continuously improve
• Lead cloud-native and microservices transformations that future-proof the platform landscape
• Guide and inspire engineers and specialists.
• Your leadership builds a culture of automation, ownership, and innovation
• Explore new tools, challenge the status quo, and strengthen platform capabilities
• You take ownership, connect teams, and turn complexity into clear, scalable solutions.
• That’s how you make real impact.

Qualifications

• This is you
• You bring a master's degree in IT, Information Security, or a related field
• You have 8+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or API management, including 3+ years in a leadership role
• You design and run CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or ArgoCD
• You work fluently with Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM, and apply GitOps and policy-as-code
• You integrate security into development, from code scanning to container security and secrets management
• You manage API platforms like Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, or MuleSoft
• You understand API design, authentication (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS), and governance
• You build in the cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and work with Docker, Kubernetes, and service meshes
• You use observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or New Relic
• You think strategically, act decisively, and communicate with impact across technical and business teams
• Certifications like CKA, AWS DevOps Engineer, CISSP, or API platform certifications strengthen your profile
• You take initiative, challenge ideas, and keep moving forward.
• You combine vision with execution.

Benefits

• A role with real responsibility and influence across an international organization
• The space to lead, innovate, and shape platforms that support the future of digital and energy ecosystems
• A strong environment where you connect with experts and grow through continuous learning and leadership opportunities
• Flexibility in how and where you work, with respect for your work-life balance
• A competitive salary package aligned with your experience, including extra-legal benefits

About Q8

Q8, a most respected, trusted and reliable supplier of energy. You might think that Q8 needs no introduction. Indeed, we are a top energy conglomerate operating since 1983, with close to 5,000 service stations across Europe. We own and exploit the world’s third largest petroleum reserves, 6 Refineries 4 Oil Blending plants and a Research & Technology Center in the Netherlands. But we are much more than that. We are committed to developing a broad range of innovative and sustainable products and services. Electric charging with Q8 and Tango electric, sustainable fuelling and smart mobility services are exciting new areas that offer you a variety of professional challenges and growth paths. Our company culture? At Q8, we aim at growing together in a digital and trust inspiring environment focused on continuous learning. We encourage initiative and assuming accountability. We put great value on collaborating, innovating and experimenting. Q8 has offices in Benelux (Antwerp and The Hague), Italy and UK. The European head office is based in The Hague, Netherlands. Working together towards a sustainable future, with colleagues worldwide, partners and customers: that is what Q8 stands for today.