DevSecOps Engineer I: AI Security & Cloud Automation

Exelixis, Inc.; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Health insurance

Vision/Dental

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Annual bonus

Stock purchase plan

Long-term incentives

Vacation days

Paid holidays

Sick days

Job summary

Exelixis, Inc. in Alameda, CA is seeking an Engineer I - DevSecOps to protect AI infrastructure and data. You will implement security practices across cloud apps and pipelines, with a focus on AI systems and secure operations.

You will develop AI-assisted security automation, prompts, and agent workflows, and collaborate with staff and vendors to uphold information security and responsible AI standards. This is a full-time position offering a competitive base salary, comprehensive benefits, and

Qualifications

• Foundational programming ability in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java.
• General understanding of software development fundamentals, including APIs, Git, debugging, and documentation.
• Introductory knowledge of AI, machine learning, generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, or data science concepts.
• Ability to learn and apply approved AI-assisted development tools responsibly, with review and coaching from senior team members.
• Ability to quickly acquire new knowledge, apply critical thinking, maintain attention to detail, and ask insightful questions to resolve uncertainty in requirements or technical approaches.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain work, document decisions, and collaborate with technical and non-technical teammates.
• Ability to apply principles of responsible AI, data privacy, information security, and ethical technology practices in day-to-day work.
• Knowledge of general IT applications and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of IAC, SDLC, Ci/Cd pipelines.
• General understanding of Information Security principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-assisted security automation, secure software delivery pipelines, and operational DevSecOps capabilities.
• Develop software components, scripts, prompts, test cases, and configuration changes.
• Execute and configure AI-assisted development tools, such as coding copilots or agentic coding tools.
• Assist with and provide cyber expertise to internal staff, vendors, and partners on security practices and issues.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain prompts, basic agent workflows, retrieval-assisted use cases, and API integrations to ensure security controls and observability.
• Write and execute unit, integration, security, and pipeline tests; troubleshoot failures, remediate defects, and improve automated validation to ensure secure, reliable behavior.
• Maintain clear documentation, including setup notes, design summaries, prompt/spec notes, user instructions, and operational runbooks.
• Actively contribute to and facilitate code reviews, demos, testing sessions, backlog discussions, and team learning activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Git

Debugging

Documentation

AI/ML concepts

Prompt engineering

Cloud AI platforms

Bedrock AgentCore

Communication

Critical thinking

Information Security

IAC

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience in software engineering, data science, automation

Tools

JIRA

JSM

Job description

Exelixis, Inc. in Alameda, CA is seeking an Engineer I - DevSecOps to protect AI infrastructure and data. You will implement security practices across cloud apps and pipelines, with a focus on AI systems and secure operations.

You will develop AI-assisted security automation, prompts, and agent workflows, and collaborate with staff and vendors to uphold information security and responsible AI standards. This is a full-time position offering a competitive base salary, comprehensive benefits, and