Staff DevSecOps Engineer
Intro
At Pleo, we’re on a mission to revolutionise the way businesses manage company spending. No more outdated processes, clunky spreadsheets, or frustrating delays – we believe spend management should be seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike. We’re creating tools that promote autonomy, foster trust, and let businesses focus on what truly matters.
Our culture is built on transparency, collaboration, and a deep commitment to innovation – which is reflected in our spending solution. At Pleo, you’ll join a passionate team shaping the future of work, all while having some fun along the way.
About the role
We're looking for a Staff DevSecOps Engineer to join our Security team at Pleo. In this role, you'll help build secure infrastructure and tooling, define how our engineers ship secure code at scale, and be part of a growing security organisation supporting a product that handles sensitive financial data. If you're excited about embedding security into modern infrastructure and pipelines – and are passionate about balancing risk and innovation – then this is the opportunity for you!
What you’ll be doing
As a Staff DevSecOps Engineer, you will:
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Define and lead our infrastructure and pipeline security vision – including automation, guardrails, and golden paths.
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Own Infrastructure-as-Code security policies and build automation to remediate misconfigurations.
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Dive deep into security for Kubernetes and AWS, and implement controls to harden our cloud and cluster environments.
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Collaborate closely with Developer Experience and SRE teams to build secure CI/CD practices.
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Drive organisation-wide initiatives for secure cloud and DevOps practices.
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Coach and support engineering teams on secure deployment strategies and configuration best practices.
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Prioritise and manage the security roadmap within your area of expertise.
What you bring
You’ll thrive in this role if you have:
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Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset – you know security is a team sport.
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A pragmatic approach to problem-solving – you design secure systems that are still usable.
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Deep knowledge of cloud platforms and security hardening techniques, particularly AWS and Kubernetes.
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Experience automating security checks in CI/CD pipelines.
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A strong foundation in at least one programming language (Python, Kotlin, TypeScript, Golang).
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A passion for complex systems and applying creative thinking to technical challenges.
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A growth mindset – you enjoy learning and tackling new domains.
Experience with the following is a bonus:
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Securing JVM-based applications (e.g. Java or Kotlin).
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Familiarity with PCI DSS, PSD2, GDPR or related technical compliance areas (e.g. segmentation, authentication).
Who you’ll be working with and reporting to
You’ll report to our Head of Security Engineering and work closely with teams in DevX, SRE, and Platform Engineering. Our Security Engineering team is a group of specialists supporting product teams through secure platform building, automation, and coaching. You’ll collaborate widely to build scalable and secure infrastructure practices across Pleo.
How you’ll develop in this role
In your first 6 months at Pleo, you’ll:
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Lead security automation initiatives within infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
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Define and execute a roadmap for DevSecOps at Pleo, aligning security with our product growth.
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Partner with engineering teams to build secure-by-default solutions into our systems and tools.
We’re committed to helping you grow, whether that means expanding into technical leadership, deepening your cloud security expertise, or mentoring others in the craft.
Show me the benefits!
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Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
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Lunch is on us – with catering in our Lisbon, Copenhagen and London offices, or a monthly lunch allowance paid directly with your salary 🍜
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Comprehensive private healthcare – depending on your location, coverage options include Vitality, Alan or Médis
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We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
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Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
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Wellbeing days – fully paid days off designed to help you slow down and recharge
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We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far ❤️🩹
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Access to LinkedIn Learning – acquire new skills, stay abreast of industry trends and fuel your personal and professional development continuously
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Paid parental leave – we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶
Why join us?
Working at Pleo means you're working on something very exciting: the future of work. Our mission is to help every company go beyond the books. Pleo itself means ‘more than you’d expect’, and it’s been the secret to our success over the last 8 years. So it’s only fitting that we’d pass this philosophy onto our customers to help them make the most of their finances.
We think company spending should be delegated to all employees and teams, that it should be as automated as possible, and that it should drive a culture of responsible spending. Finance teams shouldn’t be siloed from the rest of the organisation – they should work in unity with marketing, sales, IT and everyone else.
Speaking of working in unity, our values tell the story of how we work at Pleo. We have four core values, the first of which is ‘champion the customer’, which means we address real pain points that businesses face. Next up is ‘succeed as a team’, which highlights how our strength lies in our diversity and trust in each other. We also ‘make it happen’ by taking bold decisions and following through to deliver results. Last but not least, we ‘build to scale’, creating lasting solutions that address today’s challenges and anticipate tomorrow’s needs.
So, in a nutshell, that's Pleo. Today we are a 850+ team, from over 100 nations, sitting in our Copenhagen HQ, London, Stockholm, Berlin, Madrid, Montreal and Lisbon offices —and quite a few full-time remotes in 35 other countries! Being HQ'd out of Copenhagen means we're inspired by things like a good work-life balance. If you don't work in the office with us, we'll help you set up the best remote setup possible and make sure you still have time to connect with your team.
About your application
- Please submit your application in English; it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join 💕
- We treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there! Our lovely support isn't able to pass on any calls/ emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone 😊
- We’re on a mission to make everyone feel valued at work. That’s only achievable if our team reflects the diversity of the world around us - and that starts with you, hitting apply, even if you are worried you might not tick all the boxes! We embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply - regardless of race/ethnicity, colour, religion, nationality, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic status, culture or beliefs.
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The first call(s)
Let’s get to know each other. We want to find out more about you, your motivations, and give you more information about the role.
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The challenge
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The team interview
Expect to share a (virtual) meeting room with two to three people you'll work with regularly if you get the job.
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The final interview
A call with someone in leadership who’ll walk you through the big picture and chat about how your role will figure into that.
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