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.
Skills Required
- Master’s degree in IT, Information Security, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or API management
- 3+ years of experience in a leadership role
- Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or ArgoCD
- Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM
- Experience applying GitOps and policy-as-code
- Experience integrating security into development, including code scanning, container security, and secrets management
- Experience managing API platforms such as Apigee, Kong, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, or MuleSoft
- Knowledge of API design, OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, and API governance
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and service meshes
- Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or New Relic
- Strong strategic thinking, decisive execution, and communication across technical and business teams
- CKA, AWS DevOps Engineer, CISSP, or API platform certification
What We Do
Kuwait Petroleum International, known as Q8, is a top energy conglomerate and the international refining and marketing arm of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. Established in 1983, it focuses on refining and marketing fuel, lubricants, and other petroleum derivatives globally. Q8 operates nearly 5,000 service stations across Europe and maintains several refineries and oil blending plants.







