Praetorian · 4 hours ago
AI Operations Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid LevelPraetorian is an expert-driven offensive security company focused on preventing breaches before they occur. They are seeking an AI Operations Engineer to lead the deployment of their Generative AI infrastructure and automate operations to create an 'Invisible Operations' environment.
Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareNetwork SecurityPenetration TestingSecuritySoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
You will lead the deployment of our Generative AI infrastructure, moving beyond 'support tickets' toward self-service automation and agentic resolution
Learn routing and orchestration for frontier models (Claude/Claude Code, Gemini, OpenAI) and open-source/distilled models (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi) using tools like LiteLLM, AWS Bedrock, and n8n
Build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and agentic workflows that integrate with our internal knowledge base to streamline operations
Support the engineering team by integrating AI-driven CLIs and IDEs (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) directly into the daily workflow
Treat the entire corporate and product environment as a codebase
You will contribute to the design, reliability, and security of these environments using Terraform, Pulumi, ClawdBot, or Devpod
You must possess the eagerness to learn across GCP and Azure as needed
You will help build serverless, high-availability environments that scale
Act as the integration engineer for our core stack (Salesforce, HubSpot, Linear, Notion, Google Workspace, Pave)
Wear a tin foil hat and partner with our internal Red Teams to implement Zero-Trust networking and secure build pipelines
Help architect and automate the access management stack (Okta/Google Workspace/SSO)
Support high-performance computing (HPC) and specialized networking environments specifically tailored for deep-tier penetration testing and adversarial simulations
You are accountable for the 'last mile' of execution
You will write code, configure VPCs, and debug CI/CD pipelines alongside a small, elite team
You will contribute to creating a friction-free employee experience—minimizing human intervention for access, hardware provisioning, and compliance
Help ensure internal systems can handle massive data requirements and rapid growth without sacrificing performance
Qualification
Required
Relentless Autodidact: You don't wait for a training manual. You have a proven track record of teaching yourself new technologies and turning ideas into working projects
Polyglot Engineer: Strong foundation in Python or Go. You are eager to learn complex APIs, custom integrations, and low/no-code platforms to bridge gaps
Cloud Native Passion: Demonstrated interest in AWS (Primary), with eagerness to learn Azure/GCP. Specifically passionate about serverless architectures, Kubernetes, and automated provisioning
AI Pragmatist: You understand the difference between AI hype and high-utility automation. You have a passion for AI/ML frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenAI SDK) and implementing secure AI usage policies
MacOS & Device Engineering: Interest in macOS device management (MDM) and open-source software like Munki
Automation Obsession: A consistent drive to review the current state and identify ways to automate and reduce friction
Guardrail Construction: Building systems that prevent colleagues from accidentally granting too much access while keeping data secure
Exceptional Rapport: The ability to make novice users comfortable asking for help while giving experienced engineers confidence in your growing technical abilities
Company
Praetorian
Praetorian is a cybersecurity company whose mission is to make the world safer and more secure.
Founded in 2010
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$10M2020-02-13Series A· $10M
Leadership Team
Nathan Sportsman
Founder and CEO
Peter Kwan
VP of Engineering
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