DevOps/Security Lead with LLM experience
We’re looking for a DevOps & Security Lead to join a US-based AI startup and take full ownership of infrastructure and compliance as they scale to Fortune 5000 clients.
If you’re confident with Terraform, EKS, and security audits — and enjoy building things the right way from the ground up — let’s talk.
Your responsibilities will include:
Phase 1: (first ~2 months)
🔒 SOC 2 Vanguard
- Leading the SOC 2 Type I & II compliance process via Vanta (policies, evidence, audit handling);
- Hardening AWS infrastructure (IAM, CI/CD, Terraform, GitHub Actions);
- Introducing rollback mechanisms, stabilizing pipelines and improving reliability;
- Designing secure, repeatable blueprints for private cloud (single-tenant VPCs).
Ongoing work:
- Owning the Kubernetes infrastructure (EKS) and PostgreSQL/pgvector clusters;
- Managing observability (stack of your choice — we’re flexible), global CDNs, backups;
- Running threat models, incident simulations, key rotation and vuln scans;
- Automating on-demand secure VPC deployments;
- Monitoring cloud costs and optimizing performance across all layers.
What we expect from you:
- 4–7+ years of experience with DevOps in production (cloud infra, CI/CD, security);
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS: EKS, VPC, RDS/PostgreSQL, S3, KMS;
- Deep experience with Terraform, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD systems;
- Python scripting for automation and internal tooling;
- Security mindset: understanding SOC 2, secure infrastructure practices, zero trust;
- Upper-Intermediate+ English — you'll work closely with founders and auditors;
- Comfortable working remotely with 2–4 hours overlap with PST.
It would be great if you also have:
- Previous experience leading SOC 2 Type I or II compliance (especially via Vanta);
- Experience designing infrastructure for enterprise AI or data platforms;
- Knowledge of cost optimization strategies and AWS savings plans;
- Familiarity with Kubernetes monitoring, alerting, and backup strategies;
- Good understanding of single-tenant SaaS or regulated client environments.
Project & Team Overview:
- Product: AI-powered platform that extracts structured data from enterprise documents;
- Stack: microservices, vector DBs, LLM pipelines, and scalable data workflows;
- Clients: US-based, enterprise-grade, data-sensitive — Fortune 5000;
- Team: cross-functional engineers, CTO, AI specialists — lean and highly skilled;
- Process: no red tape, fast feedback, full ownership over your area.
We offer:
- Full ownership of infrastructure and security — no legacy mess;
- Remote-first team with flexible hours and async collaboration;
- Long-term engagement with option for full-time hire;
- Competitive compensation + equity;
- Opportunity to work directly with founders and influence the roadmap;
- Real technical challenges — not just DevOps-as-usual.
Published 3 July
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