Dev/Ops Engineering Team Lead

Topsec Cloud Solutions; South Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Topsec Cloud Solutions is seeking an experienced Team Lead / Engineer to support the CTO in managing the technical team and product development. The role combines hands-on software engineering with leadership, architectural decision-making, and AI-driven development initiatives.

You will lead a team to define architecture, drive roadmap execution, and implement scalable systems using Python/C++ and a modern stack.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading development teams.
• Experience building scalable distributed systems.
• Relational Database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL etc).
• Linux experience.
• AI driven development experience.
• AI product development experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CTO and Commercial team to shape the product roadmap.
• Define and agree on system architecture with the team and CTO.
• Assign tasks and oversee implementation of features.
• Establish consistent AI-driven development practices.
• Evaluate AI and Agentic systems within the product.
• Hands-on software development throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Team leadership

Distributed systems

AI driven development

Software development

Hands-on leadership

Tools

Python

C++

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Redis

Elasticsearch

Ansible

Linux

Job description

Company Description

Topsec Cloud Solutions is a leading provider of cloud-based managed email security services. Topsec have been pioneering cloud-based email and web security for more than two decades.Established in 2002, Topsec have become a leading force in providing top-tier managed security services.

Our clientele spans across various sectors, including Government, Healthcare, Engineering, IT and more, each valuing our commitment to excellence and innovation.

• Location: Sandyford/Dublin, fully onsite
• Employment Type: Full time
• Reporting line: Reporting to the CTO

Topsec Cloud Solutions are looking for an experienced Team Lead / Engineer to support the CTO in managing and overseeing the technical team, technical decision making and product development. The ideal candidate will be an experienced hands‑on developer with team lead / senior experience and be confident in making architecturally significant decisions.

We are looking for someone that will bring clear, grounded ideas for improving AI‑based development practices and integrating Agentic solutions into new and existing products.

Topsec Cloud solutions provide a world‑class Email Security Platform for our customers. As part of our team, you will be responsible for the development of systems and features that provide cutting‑edge security tools for our customer base.

This role will involve:

• Liaison with CTO and Commercial team to understand and develop the product roadmap
• Collaborating with the existing team and CTO to agree on systems architecture
• Defining work to be done, assigning tasks and overseeing implementation
• Establishing consistent practices for AI driven development
• Evaluating the role of AI and Agentic systems within the product
• Hands‑on software development

Requirements:

• 5+ years leading development teams
• Experience building scalable distributed systems
• Relational Database experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL etc)
• Linux experience
• AI driven development experience
• AI product development experience

Desirable:

• Experience with core email technologies
• Experience with Microsoft Graph APIs and MS365 product ecosystem
• Cybersecurity experience

Our core technology stack:

• Python, C++
• MySQL, Redis
• Elasticsearch
• Ansible