DevOps, MLOps & Security Engineering Lead - San Jose, CA at KlearNow.ai
$140,000–$170,000
Jun 30, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior leadership role overseeing DevOps, MLOps, and security engineering at a global trade technology company. The position involves owning CI/CD pipelines, AI/ML infrastructure (including GPU provisioning, model serving, and experiment tracking across AWS and GCP), and end-to-end cloud security. It suits an experienced engineering leader with hands-on depth in DevSecOps who can also manage a cross-functional team and engage with executive stakeholders.
Senior level · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $140,000–$170,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 55 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 30–80
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $298,074 (middle half $224,695–$326,567). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
This role is classified as a people-management position (11-3021) because it explicitly involves managing a cross-functional team of security and DevOps engineers, partnering with Product and Engineering leadership, and owning strategy and roadmaps — not purely hands-on IC work. However, the JD emphasizes strong hands-on depth throughout, making 15-1252 a genuine runner-up.
The title is not given in the posting; the role is framed as a leadership/head-of function. Advertised seniority is set to Unspecified accordingly, though the scope and compensation ($140K–$170K) are consistent with a Senior-level manager.
Python, Bash, Go, and Java are listed together as interchangeable scripting/development options under the requirements section; Python is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
SageMaker and Vertex AI are listed as examples of model serving platforms ('e.g. SageMaker, Vertex AI') under the requirements section — the requirement is for experience with model serving platforms generally, with these as named substitutes for each other.
AI-assisted security (threat detection, anomaly detection, intelligent vulnerability triage) is explicitly called 'a strong advantage,' placing it in the preferred/nice-to-have category.
The role is hybrid (in-office Tue–Thu in San Jose, CA; WFH Mon & Fri) — not fully remote.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): secrets management.
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