At Lepaya, we believe that people are every organisation's greatest asset. Our mission is to help professionals develop the skills they need to thrive, and technology enables us to deliver that learning experience to thousands of learners around the world.
As a DevSecOps Engineer, you'll work closely with Yusuf, our Senior DevOps Engineer, and help build and secure the cloud platform that makes this possible. You'll ensure our products are secure, reliable, and scalable, while giving our Tech and Product teams the tools they need to deliver new features quickly and confidently.
You'll sit at the intersection of DevOps, Security, and IT. Working closely with our Security Engineer, IT Manager, Software Engineers, and Product teams, you'll turn security policies into automated guardrails, built into the same pipelines, infrastructure modules, and developer experience that power our learning platform. For us, security isn't a gate at the end of the process; it's a feature of the platform itself.
We are not able to provide relocation support for this role. We are only hiring for candidates who are able to work in the Netherlands.
What you’ll do
Building and improving our AWS infrastructure using Terraform, with security designed in from the start: least-privilege IAM, encryption, and network controls as defaults, not afterthoughts.
Embedding security into our CI/CD pipeline: dependency, container, and secrets scanning in every pipeline, and making the results actionable for engineers instead of noisy.
Introducing policy-as-code (e.g. Checkov, OPA) so infrastructure misconfigurations are caught before they're merged, not after they're deployed.
Developing secure-by-default infrastructure modules that enable engineering teams to launch new, secure services with ease.
Strengthening our cloud security posture across a multi-account AWS organization: identity management, threat detection, and vulnerability management as an ongoing program.
Automating compliance: working with our Security Engineer and IT Manager to turn security controls into automatically collected, audit-ready evidence, and supporting security audits.
Improving monitoring and observability using Grafana Cloud and OpenTelemetry, including security signals and alerting.
Finding opportunities to automate repetitive processes and continuously improve the developer experience.
This role offers plenty of ownership while giving you the opportunity to learn, grow, and help shape the platform that powers Lepaya's mission to transform workplace learning.
What you’ll bring
Minimum 4 years of experience in a DevOps, Platform, Cloud, or Security Engineering role in a fast-paced start-up or scale-up environment.
Hands-on experience working with AWS and Terraform.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tools.
Experience working with Docker and cloud native orchestration services.
A solid understanding of cloud security fundamentals such as IAM, hardening, encryption, network security, and secrets management
Hands-on experience with at least one area of security automation - vulnerability scanning, code security analysis (SAST/SCA), policy-as-code, or cloud security posture management - and the appetite to grow into the rest.
Scripting skills in Bash or Python. Experience with TypeScript is a plus.
Strong English communication skills.
Nice to have
Experience with tech compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR).
Exposure to DAST tooling (e.g. OWASP ZAP) or offensive security basics.
Experience with software supply chain security.
Exposure to GCP alongside AWS.
Our tech stack
Cloud: AWS (primary, multi-account Organizations), GCP
IaC: Terraform (tflint, terraform-docs, pre-commit), Packer
Compute: ECS on Fargate, Lambda, ECR
CI/CD: GitHub Actions with centralized reusable workflows, GitHub OIDC, self-hosted runners on AWS, Dependabot
Security: IAM Identity Center, GuardDuty, KMS, WAFv2, SSM Parameter Store, Trivy/Grype/Snyk, SonarQube
Observability: Grafana Cloud, Loki, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, Sentry, Slack alerting
Data & storage: Aurora/RDS PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, S3, Airflow (MWAA)
AI & ML: Amazon SageMaker
Networking & edge: CloudFront, ALB, Route53, VPC, nginx, OpenVPN/SSM Session Manager
Application stack: Node.js/TypeScript (NestJS, Fastify), Python (FastAPI), React, Vue, Flutter, Salesforce
A challenging role in a vibrant international scale-up
Our work-to-live scheme, which prioritizes health and wellbeing
Unlimited holidays and Lepaya Fridays, every other Friday, a day for yourself
Flexible hours and a hybrid working arrangement, we expect you to work from our office at least 3 days a week. Tuesday and Thursday are anchor days
Work from anywhere for 8 weeks/year
Access to Empowr, our well-being partner
Lots of opportunities to learn and grow, including internal career development:
At Lepaya, we empower professionals to thrive in their careers and lead happier lives, helping businesses reach new heights. Every member of our team plays a part in transforming how organizations grow and develop their talent.
Through our Portal, Academies, and App, we deliver blended training programs for every career stage, enabling learners to learn, practice, and apply new skills that truly make an impact.
Trusted by companies like KPMG, ING, Just Eat Takeaway, Bynder, Dell, Kraft Heinz, and BCG, we’ve upskilled over 26,000 learners in 2024 across 120 countries. Backed by $80M in funding, we’re on a mission to become the world’s leading upskilling platform — and we’d love you to be part of it.
We succeed together. We act and come up with solutions. We build for growth. We exceed expectations. We create meaningful impact. For a glimpse into our culture, explore our careers page.
At Lepaya, our diverse team embraces professionals of all backgrounds. We prioritize an inclusive environment where every member is valued and empowered. Your unique perspective is celebrated, ensuring you feel supported and encouraged to be yourself at work.
Ensuring a smooth candidate journey is our top priority. Here's a sneak peek into our standard hiring process: 1. An intro video call with Tracy, from TA, 2. An hour chat with Yusuf & Tim, the team member 3. A Technical case assignment followed by a technical interview with Yusuf and Tim at the office followed by a quick 4. Coffee chat with Max (IT) and Henrique(Eng), when all positive, a last call with Rovana, the hiring manager, and finally, an offer! We're all about getting to know you better, so we'll invite you to our office for a face-to-face stage, where you can meet potential future colleagues and experience our awesome office vibes firsthand!
