Enterprise AI Infra & Platform Ops Lead

Octopyd; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognichip is seeking an AI Infrastructure & Platform Ops Manager in Redwood City to lead the readiness and deployment of enterprise AI solutions. You will own customer infrastructure engagements, ensure security and compliance, and coordinate with field teams to shorten time to value.

Required are 10+ years in infra/cloud/solutions architecture, strong cloud skills, and expertise in security governance. This role demands collaboration with executives and engineering teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/EE or related field.
• 10+ years in infrastructure, cloud, or solutions architecture with 5+ years customer-facing.
• Hands-on with at least one major cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and knowledge of others; certs a plus.
• Strong security and IT governance background (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, IaC (Terraform), Python/Bash.
• Proven ability to lead conversations with CISOs and IT leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform readiness from architecture review to production go-live.
• Architect deployments for private cloud, VPC, and on-prem with IAM, data residency.
• Navigate security/compliance reviews and governance mappings.
• Partner with Account Executives to scope infra needs early in sales cycles.
• Deliver validated environments and handoff to Forward-Deployed Engineers.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, licensing, and performance across networks and clouds.
• Create repeatable deployment guides and security docs.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Security governance

CISOs communications

Terraform

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

Identity management

Job description

Cognichip is seeking an AI Infrastructure & Platform Ops Manager in Redwood City to lead the readiness and deployment of enterprise AI solutions. You will own customer infrastructure engagements, ensure security and compliance, and coordinate with field teams to shorten time to value.

Required are 10+ years in infra/cloud/solutions architecture, strong cloud skills, and expertise in security governance. This role demands collaboration with executives and engineering teams to deliver