Leads DevOps Engineer

DevOps/DevSecOps Manager | AI Start-up | 9-Month fixed-term Contract Join a European deep-tech leader in quantum and AI. A well-funded, fast-growing company backed by major global investors with its groundbreaking technology is already transforming AI, compressing large language models by up to 95% and cutting inference costs by 50-80%. This is your chance to be part of a team often described as a "quantum-AI unicorn in the making." This is a Hybrid opportunity working out of Barcelona or Zaragoza. Security Leadership: Define and lead DevOps/DevSecOps strategy and practices across the organisation. Mentor engineers and embed Cybersecurity best practices into the development and operations workflows. Automation & Deployment: Design, implement, and automate security controls and tooling ( SAST, DAST, SIEM ) within CI/CD pipelines. Cloud Architecture & Hardening: Design and build highly secure, resilient solutions with a strong focus on AWS/Azure Security and Network services

(e.g., AWS Guard Duty, IAM policies, VPC Flow Logs). Drive secure deployment, scaling, and configuration management using Terraform . Client Delivery: Help deploy and secure our cutting-edge software stack directly onto Fortune 500 client servers . Incident Response: Manage and execute Cybersecurity Incident Response protocols and maintain cryptographic controls. Experience: 3+ years as a DevSecOps Engineer with significant work history in Cybersecurity and Software Engineering. Cloud Security Expertise: Strong competence in AWS and/or Azure Network Architecture and deep experience with native security services. AWS Certified Security) are highly valued. Proven competence with a range of cybersecurity tools and practices (SAST, DAST, SIEM, penetration testing, SSO). IaC: Expert competence with Terraform . Scripting: Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Bash, Go). Superb communication skills in English and a collaborative mindset. Expertise in Kubernetes Security (CKS certified candidates prioritised) and related tooling (Helm, ArgoCD). High competence with the AWS Well-Architected Framework . Experience designing Infrastructure for MLOps and data analytics solutions. Experience with microservices, service meshes (Istio), and SaaS deployment. Compensation: Competitive salary, with a signing bonus and a retention bonus at the end of the contract. Flexibility: This is a hybrid role with flexible working hours. A relocation package is available if needed. We are a fast-scaling company committed to equal pay, diversity, and an inclusive culture. By applying to this role you understand that we may collect your personal data and store and process it on our systems.