DevOps Engineer (Security)
Contract DevOps Engineer (Security) in Amsterdam, placing a candidate at a large financial client to roll out standardized GitLab CI/CD pipelines across teams and regions, migrating from Jenkins, Bitbucket and AWS Code tools. Day to day involves DevSecOps controls, deployments on OpenShift and AWS, and training/enablement of development teams.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Netherlands
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD
- Experience migrating from Jenkins pipelines to GitLab
- Strong Git knowledge and modern branching strategies (trunk-based development with feature toggles)
- Scripting skills (e.g. Python, Bash)
- Experience working in complex, distributed enterprise environments
- GitLab CI/CD expert level
- Python/Bash automation
- DevSecOps security controls (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning)
- OpenShift/Kubernetes experience
- AWS deployments experience (e.g. ECS/Fargate)
- Proven track record in large scale technical or migration initiatives
- Strong engineering mindset and problem solving skills
- Ownership mentality and ability to work independently
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
- Flexible, adaptive, and eager to continuously learn
- Comfortable working across regions and cultures
Full description
As a preferred supplier to one of our biggest FinancialClient, I am seeking for a DevOps Engineer (Security) for a position in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The successful candidate will Development Services, roll out GitLab standardized CI/CD pipelines across multiple product teams and regions. You will play a key role in the platform transition from Jenkins to GitLab CI/CD, and in enabling secure, scalable deployments on Red Hat OpenShift Private Cloud and AWS-based Public cloud platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering, platform enablement, and DevSecOps governance in a regulated enterprise environment
Responsibilities
- Migrate from bitbucket & Jenkins, AWS CodeCommit & Code Pipeline to GitLab
- Contribute to GitLab usage standards, pipeline templates, and best practices
- Integrate GitLab with enterprise tooling (e.g. artifact repositories, security scanners, observability)
- Apply Git workflows, branching strategies, and merge request standards (trunk based development with feature toggles)
- Deploy and operate applications on Red Hat OpenShift (private cloud platform)
- Support deployments on AWS based platforms (e.g. ECS/Fargate)
Security & Compliance (DevSecOps)
- Embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning)
- Ensure pipelines comply with internal standards and regulatory requirements
- Support audit ready pipeline designs and evidence generation
- Actively support development teams during migrations and onboarding
- Deliver training sessions and workshops on pipelines, GitLab, and DevOps practices
- Share knowledge and best practices across product teams and regions
Collaboration & Enablement
- Actively support development teams during migrations and onboarding
- Deliver training sessions and workshops on pipelines, GitLab, and DevOps practices
- Share knowledge and best practices across product teams and regions
Required Experience & Skills
- Strong hands on experience with GitLab CI/CD
- Experience migrating from Jenkins pipelines to GitLab
- Strong Git knowledge and modern branching strategies
- Experience working in complex, distributed enterprise environments
Technical Skills
- Jenkins-to-GitLab Migration Experience