You will serve as the bridge between development operations and security building deploying and maintaining infrastructure & pipelines that comply with NATO / BQA security standards. You will lead security automation enforce compliance and partner with architects and engineers to embed security deeply in all systems.
Design implement and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure
Integrate security controls scans and audits into build and deployment workflows
Automate compliance checks vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows
Develop IaC (Infrastructure as Code) templates and modules with secure defaults
Harden systems environments and services to meet strict security standards
Monitor respond to and analyze security incidents in production
Conduct threat modeling security reviews and risk assessments
Document security architecture processes and incident analyses
Interact with external auditors compliance teams and stakeholders
Domain / Security Experience
Minimum 5 years working in DevSecOps infrastructure security or cloud security in regulated defense or government environments
Prior exposure to NATO / defense / BQA / similar high-security domain
Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise
Proven hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP)
Deep knowledge of VPCs networking IAM security groups and zero-trust fundamentals
Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) serverless and microservices
CI/CD Automation & Tooling
Mastery of CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions etc.)
Skilled in building secure pipelines with automation testing rollback and artifact control
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform CloudFormation Ansible etc.)
Security Threat Modeling & Hardening
Expertise in secure design patterns encryption identity & access management key management
Experience with vulnerability scanning (SAST DAST) code scanning tools security orchestration
Ability to perform threat modeling risk assessments and penetration test integration
Incident Response & Monitoring
Experience establishing and running security monitoring SIEMs log management alerting
Incident response forensics root cause analysis
Process Rigor & Compliance
Familiarity with compliance standards (e.g. ISO 27001 NIST DoD etc.)
Ability to work under strict change control audit and documentation regimes
Strong discipline in versioning approvals rollback procedures backups
Soft Skills & Communication
Excellent English (VERBAL WRITTEN)
Ability to explain complex security issues to non-technical stakeholders
High attention to detail accountability reliability
Logistics & Eligibility
Based in Europe able to engage under contract legally
Willing to undergo security / background checks as required by defense clients
Direct experience with NATO / BQA security projects
Certifications such as CISSP CISM AWS / Azure Security etc.
Hands-on experience with real-time systems classified environments
Experience with hardware embedded systems or network-level security
Competitive contract (remote European)
Long-term stable engagement
Work at the forefront of secure systems infrastructure and defense
High standards professional environment opportunities for impact
Your CV / resume clearly highlighting DevSecOps security and defense/regulatory experience
Cover letter addressing how you meet each mandatory requirement
Details or links for past projects in secure / regulated infrastructure contexts
References or contacts able to speak to your performance in security / regulated roles
Note: Applications that do not clearly and specifically demonstrate your fit across all mandatory fields will not be considered. Please only apply if you fully meet the bar.