About the Role & Team

We are looking for a DevOps Team Lead to join our Product and Development team. In this role, you’ll work hands-on to design and automate the systems that power Formalize while leading our DevOps function. You will act as a technical lead and mentor to our Senior DevOps Engineer, collaborating on a scalable infrastructure strategy and fostering a high-standard environment for reliability, security, and delivery speed.

Great things happen here when curiosity meets collaboration. At Formalize, we’re open-minded, proactive, and motivated to solve problems, learn from one another, and constantly improve how we work together.

This role starts at 79,000 DKK per month and can grow up to 89,000 DKK as you develop within this specific job title. You’ll be part of our structured career framework, which includes regular development talks. As you build skills, take on new responsibilities and progress in your role, your salary grows with you. Our framework makes development clear and transparent, so you always know what the next step looks like.

What you will do

• Lead the technical roadmap for platform reliability and security, ensuring alignment with overall engineering and business goals.

• Lead the technical development and performance of engineers on the team, setting the bar for technical excellence and fostering a culture of ownership, high performance, and continuous learning

• Design, architect, and deploy resilient, scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.

• Define and drive strategic improvements to CI and CD pipelines to optimize delivery speed and quality for multiple development teams.

• Serve as the primary technical partner for compliance and security teams, ensuring the infrastructure meets strict requirements for certifications (ISO27001, Esquema Nacional de Seguridad High, etc.).

• Influence architectural decisions across application systems to ensure long-term scalability and performance.

• Oversee the configuration and maintenance of integrations with monitoring systems, SIEM platforms, and internal IT tools.

What you bring

• Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineers or managing complex technical projects within an infrastructure or DevOps context.

• Deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, and GitHub Actions, with a track record of successfully deploying and managing highly available, secure cloud environments.

• Extensive experience with Docker and containerized application deployment.

• Strong fundamentals in infrastructure security, identity management, and compliance controls.

• Proficiency with macOS and Linux environments.

• Familiarity with development in Angular, TypeScript, Laravel, PHP, or Node would be an advantage.

What do we offer you?

• Thorough pre- and onboarding to set you up for success

• A culture of ownership, trust, and independence with the support you need

• Continuous development through bi-annual growth talks and weekly check-ins

• A strong team spirit where we celebrate wins and enjoy time together across offices

• Our annual Global Summit, where the whole company meets and connects

Our recruitment process

• Send your application and upload relevant information

• 30 minutes online interview with our Talent Acquisition team

• 30 minutes online interview with the Hiring Manager

• Completion of Personality Assessment & 1h Technical Interview

• 30 minutes walkthrough our career framework and offer details

• 60 minutes in person interview to meet the team

About Formalize

Formalize is a tech company founded in 2021 with offices in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Milan, Madrid and Munich. Currently, we are a team of +170 people from 19 nationalities operating in multiple European markets and are one of the fastest growing SaaS scale-ups. We thrive on ambition, deliver impact through pragmatism, and embrace passion and honesty. We are celebrating our wins, learn from our mistakes, and grow together as a team.

Our journey began within the whistleblowing compliance sector, highlighted by the award-winning Whistleblower Software by Formalize, laying the foundation of our success story. Now, we have extended our expertise to a larger compliance universe, including data compliance, risk, and privacy.

Our Formalize product helps companies to effortlessly navigate and stay ahead in the ever-changing landscape of compliance. Our platform adapts to regulatory changes, continuously adapting to meet and foresee the evolving needs of our users, ensuring businesses remain compliant and confident in their operations.

Still curious? Read more about us here: About Formalize.

Ready to apply?

We will hold interviews and hire on an ongoing basis. For more information or questions, please contact the responsible recruiter in the Talent Acquisition team. Apply now with your resume and other relevant information through our Career Page. We look forward to seeing your application!