Q8

DevSecOps and API management Platform Leader

Q8  •  Kingdom of Belgium (Onsite)  •  5 days ago
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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.

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.

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.

What do you get in return?

  • 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

Here, you don’t follow change, you create it!

Ready for a job with drive?
Take the lead and build platforms that matter. Apply today and show how you make technology smarter, safer, and stronger. You’ll hear back quickly.

Q8

About Q8

As a global company, Q8 is one of the top energy providers in Europe. With close to 5.000 service stations in Europe, of which over 700 in the Benelux region, operating under the brands Q8, Q8 easy and Tango. The main offices in the Benelux are situated in Antwerp (B) and Rotterdam (NL).

In Belgium, Q8 also has a strong network of over local 'Shop&Go' convenience stores together with Delhaize, Panos and Starbucks by Selecta. Our loyalty program Q8 smiles grants our customers free Smiles each time they fuel or shop, to save up for nice gifts.

Additionally, Q8 has a highly advanced blending plant for lubricants (Q8Oils) in Antwerp and a state of the art research facility at Europoort (NL).

Q8Truck focuses on stations for long-haul transport while Q8Aviation offers airport fueling services at international and regional airports.

But we don’t stop there: Q8 has embarked on a transformation journey from a traditional petroleum player to a Sustainable Mobility player. Q8 expands its current business by offering sustainable fuels and innovative services to the customer, reshaping the mobility of the future. Q8 has invested in new services such as mobile fueling, E-mobility and Mobility. And will continue to innovate and invest in future-oriented opportunities that make every customer journey more sustainable.

Q8. your drive, our future.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Antwerp, BE
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
q8.be
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