DevOps, MLOps & Security Engineering Lead - San Jose, CA

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Lead the strategy, delivery, and security of DevOps, MLOps, and cloud infrastructure for an AI‑native platform. Build and guide a cross‑functional team while partnering with product and engineering leadership to ship fast and securely.

Role Snapshot

• Engineering leader for DevSecOps
• Cross‑functional team manager
• AI/ML infrastructure owner
• Cloud security champion
• Hybrid work (CA) – Full‑time

Must-Have Requirements

• AWS
• GCP
• Managed Kubernetes (EKS/GKE)
• CI/CD pipeline governance
• Scripting (Python, Bash, Go, Java)
• AI infrastructure (GPU/TPU provisioning, SageMaker, Vertex AI)
• Cloud and infrastructure security
• engineering leadership
• hands‑on DevSecOps
• cloud infrastructure
• AI infrastructure
• Computer Science or Information Security degree or equivalent practical experience

Nice-to-Have Signals

• AI‑assisted security (threat detection, anomaly detection, intelligent vulnerability triage)
• AI‑assisted security

Work Setup

• Location: San Jose, United States
• Work mode: HYBRID
• Remote scope: UNSPECIFIED
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Travel requirement

What You'll Likely Work On

• Design and govern CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, SAST/DAST, dependency and secret scanning
• Lead infrastructure‑as‑code and container orchestration to improve consistency and reduce manual effort
• Apply engineering rigor to ML training pipelines, model serving, experiment tracking, and inference scaling on AWS and GCP
• Define, enforce, and audit security policies across cloud, infrastructure, and product layers
• Partner with product and engineering leaders to translate security and reliability requirements into roadmaps and KPIs
• Drive rapid incident response and preventative risk measures across multi‑cloud environments

Good Fit If You Have

• Proven track record of growing high‑performing DevSecOps teams
• Strong communicator who can influence developers, stakeholders, and executives
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑native security tooling and cost‑efficient resource management