Head of DevOps

WitnessAI; San Francisco (CA); Híbrido; USD 257.000 - 325.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work

Salary + equity

Health insurance

Dental & vision

401(k)

Professional development

Vacation policy

Descripción de la vacante

WitnessAI, Inc. is seeking a Head of DevOps to lead our operations and engineering teams in Mountain View, CA, with a hybrid model (2 days in office). You will shape infrastructure strategy and actively contribute to architecture and implementation.

You will mentor DevOps, SecOps and MLOps engineers, drive multi-cloud, cost-aware infrastructure, and ensure reliability, security, and scalable deployments across enterprise environments.

Formación

• Technical proficiency in scripting languages and shell.
• Solid debugging skills and problem solving.
• Strong knowledge of containerization/orchestration in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with observability patterns and monitoring/logging tools.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, mentor, and manage a cross-disciplinary DevOps/SecOps/MLOps team.
• Design and implement multi-cloud, scalable microservice infrastructure.
• Automate infrastructure deployment and management.
• Ensure reliability and performance of production environments.
• Deploy services and integrate with enterprise security.
• Support successful customer deployments.
• Leverage cloud and enterprise networking knowledge.
• SOC 2 compliance experience.
• Enable developer productivity.
• Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
• Control operational costs.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Ensure security and compliance, focusing on AI security.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute DevOps sprints and align with business objectives.

Conocimientos

Scripting

Debugging

Containerization & Orchestration

Observability

Herramientas

Kubernetes

Docker

Descripción del empleo

Job Title:

Head of DevOps

Location

Mountain View, CA - Hybrid 2 days/week in office

About WitnessAI

WitnessAI is the unified AI security and governance platform enterprises trust to govern and protect all AI activity. We provide complete, network-level visibility into every interaction including employees and autonomous agents, even in native apps where legacy tools are blind. Unlike security that relies on outdated keywords, our platform understands intent, enabling intelligent policies that stop novel threats like prompt injection while empowering productivity. WitnessAI transforms security from a bottleneck into the enabler of your AI strategy as the confidence layer for enterprise AI.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of DevOps to lead our operations teams at WitnessAI. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for driving continuous improvement in development and operations processes. This role involves both managing a team and being actively involved in both architectural and hands‑on technical work.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership and Development:
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of DevOps / SecOps / MLOps engineers / IT Engineer.
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment
• Technical Expertise:
  • Design and be part of implementing multi cloud highly scalable enterprise microservice infrastructure
  • Oversee the automation of infrastructure deployment and management
  • Ensure the reliability and performance of enterprise production environments
  • Deploy development services and integrate with enterprise security infrastructure
  • Help insure successful customer deployments
  • Strong knowledge of cloud and enterprise networking architecture
  • Compliance background - experienced with SOC2
  • Enable developer productivity
• Infrastructure Management:
  • Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
  • Manage operational cost model
  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
  • Ensure security and compliance standards are met across all systems, with a focus on AI security solutions
• Project Management:
  • Effective planning, coordination, and execution of DevOps sprints and initiatives
  • Work closely with stakeholders to align DevOps goals with business objectives

Qualifications

• Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in scripting languages / shell
  • Coding helpful / solid debugging skills essential
  • Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker) in cloud environments
  • Familiarity with observability patterns, monitoring and logging tools
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent leadership and team management skills.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment
• Competitive salary and equity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• Generous vacation policy.

Salary Range

$257,000 - $325,000 (The exact salary will be determined based on the selected candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and relevant skills.)