WitnessAI · 3 months ago
Senior DevOps Engineer - GCP
Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $225K/yr
7+ years expWitnessAI is a fast-growing SaaS startup focused on enabling enterprises to adopt AI safely. The Senior DevOps Engineer will take ownership of designing, securing, and scaling the cloud backbone of the AI security platform, primarily in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role involves collaborating with various teams to build reliable and secure environments for AI workloads and security tooling.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain GCP-based infrastructure for secure AI workloads and APIs
Build and manage scalable, low latency Internet and Cloud networking strategies eg Anycast+, route optimization, and private VPC peering, VPC networks, private service access, peering, and firewall configurations
Develop secure ingress/egress patterns, service meshes, and zero-trust networking topologies
Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD workflows
Collaborate on platform observability: logging, monitoring, alerting, and incident response
Harden cloud infrastructure against threats using IAM best practices, organization policies, and GCP security controls
Work cross-functionally with engineering, data science, and security teams to optimize environment reliability and cost
Help establish infrastructure SLAs, SLOs, and runbooks as the platform scales
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, site reliability, or DevOps
Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform, including VPC networking, Cloud NAT, private services, and inter-project connectivity
Strong knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices
Proficiency with container orchestration (Kubernetes / GKE preferred)
Experience designing for high availability, scalability, and secure access across cloud environments
Familiarity with service mesh tools (Istio, Linkerd, etc.) and API gateways
Solid understanding of Linux, DNS, TLS, load balancing, and network security principles
Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment with ownership and autonomy
Demonstrated automation experience using bash, golang, python or other languages
Preferred
Experience in regulated or high-security environments (SOC 2, FedRAMP, HIPAA, etc.)
Exposure to ML infrastructure, GPU workloads, or data pipelines, including VPC networking, Cloud NAT, private services, and inter-project connectivity
Benefits
Hybrid work environment
Competitive salary, health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan
Opportunities for professional development and growth
Generous vacation policy
Company
WitnessAI
WitnessAI is building the guardrails that make AI safe, productive, and usable.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$27.5M2025-02-24Non Equity Assistance
2024-05-21Series A· $27.5M
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