Remote DevSecOps & API Platform Leader

Q8Oils; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

International collaboration

Continuous learning opportunities

Job summary

Q8Oils is seeking a DevSecOps and API Management Platform Leader to architect and govern a secure, scalable platform. You will shape the DevSecOps strategy, drive API platform evolution, and embed security across the lifecycle while guiding engineers and cross-functional teams.

You will lead cloud-native transformations, advocate for automation, and ensure governance, observability, and rapid risk response across international teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in IT or Information Security.
• 8+ years in DevOps/platform engineering.
• 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience with API platforms and security by design.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a DevSecOps strategy delivering secure CI/CD pipelines at scale.
• Build and evolve API platforms from gateways to developer portals.
• Embed security by design in the development lifecycle.
• Set governance for API lifecycle management including versioning and analytics.
• Accelerate IaC, containerization, and orchestration to create resilient platforms.
• Monitor performance and security, act fast on risks and improve constantly.
• Lead cloud-native and microservices transformations for a future-proof platform.
• Inspire engineers, foster automation, ownership and innovation.

Skills

DevSecOps leadership

CI/CD pipelines

API management

Cloud platforms

Security by design

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Docker & Kubernetes

Observability tools

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master’s degree in IT / Information Security

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Azure DevOps

ArgoCD

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM

Apigee

Kong

Azure API Management

AWS API Gateway

MuleSoft

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Datadog

New Relic

Job description

Q8Oils is seeking a DevSecOps and API Management Platform Leader to architect and govern a secure, scalable platform. You will shape the DevSecOps strategy, drive API platform evolution, and embed security across the lifecycle while guiding engineers and cross-functional teams.

You will lead cloud-native transformations, advocate for automation, and ensure governance, observability, and rapid risk response across international teams.