Team Lead, DevSecOps

Who we are is what we do.

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

Why should you be part of our success story?

As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.

Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50,  Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

As the DevSecOps Team Lead, you will be the bridge between Security, Operations, and Engineering. You will lead a team of specialized engineers to build, scale, and maintain a "Security-as-Code" ecosystem. Your mission is to empower development teams to ship software faster and more securely by providing them with automated guardrails, self-service security tools, and expert architectural guidance.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Team Management

• Team Growth: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of DevSecOps engineers. Conduct performance reviews, manage career development paths, and foster a culture of high performance.

• Roadmap Ownership: Define the DevSecOps strategy and multi-quarter roadmap, aligning security initiatives with broader business and engineering goals.

• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for Engineering and Product leads to ensure security requirements are baked into the Product Discovery phase.

Security Architecture & Governance

• Policy-as-Code: Lead the implementation of organizational guardrails using tools like OPA (Open Policy Agent) or Kyverno to ensure compliance is automated across all environments.

• Secure Infrastructure: Oversee the design of secure cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Kubernetes clusters, focusing on Zero Trust networking and identity-driven access.

• Vendor & Budget Management: Evaluate, procure, and manage third-party security vendors and tools (e.g., Snyk, Wiz, Cloudflare), ensuring maximum ROI and technical fit.

Operational Excellence

• Metric-Driven Security: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR), vulnerability burn-down rates, and false-positive ratios.

• Incident Response: Serve as a technical escalation point for high-severity security incidents and lead the "Blameless Post-Mortem" process to drive systemic improvements.

Desired Skills and Experience

Experience

• 6+ years in Security, DevOps, or Infrastructure roles.

• 2+ years in a leadership capacity (Team Lead, Tech Lead, or Engineering Manager).

• Proven track record of scaling security practices in a cloud-native, high-growth environment.

Technical Proficiency

• Automation & IaC: Expert knowledge of Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, and CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).

• Cloud & Containers: Deep understanding of Kubernetes security (RBAC, Network Policies, Admission Controllers) and cloud provider security services.

• Tooling: Experience implementing and tuning SAST, DAST, SCA, and Secret Management (HashiCorp Vault) at scale.

• Development: Proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript to build custom internal security tooling and integrations.

Soft Skills

• Pragmatism: Ability to balance "perfect security" with the "speed of business."

• Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical risks into business impact for executive stakeholders.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. 

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location

• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country

• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access

At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of  race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com and @paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visiting our careers page.

Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives.

Deel will provide accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via this link and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation. If you have difficulty accessing the form, please email at [email protected].

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