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# DevOps, MLOps & Security Engineering Lead - San Jose, CA at KlearNow.ai

- **Company:** KlearNow.ai
- **Location:** California
- **Compensation:** $140k–$165k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/klearnow/4a84e62e-6159-4b87-b3c1-29935d37e68d

## Job description

KlearNow is building AI-native technology that transforms how global trade moves. In this role, you will lead the strategy and delivery of DevOps, MLOps, and security engineering — protecting our infrastructure, software supply chain, and AI systems while enabling the team to ship with speed and confidence. You will manage a cross-functional team of security and DevOps engineers, partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership, and embed a security-first culture across everything we build.

## What You'll Do

DevOps & CI/CD Own the design and governance of CI/CD pipelines — including automated testing, SAST/DAST scanning, dependency checks, and secrets detection. Lead infrastructure-as-code and container orchestration practices, and drive automation initiatives that reduce manual effort and improve consistency at scale. MLOps & AI Infrastructure Apply engineering rigor to ML training pipelines, model serving infrastructure, and data supply chains. Design and manage the AI infrastructure layer — including GPU/compute resource provisioning, model registry operations, experiment tracking, and inference scaling — across AWS and GCP. Ensure AI systems are built, deployed, and monitored to the same reliability and security standards as core product services.

Security Lead end-to-end security across cloud, infrastructure, and product — spanning cloud posture management, API protection, runtime security, network segmentation, and secrets management across AWS and GCP environments. Define and enforce security policies, standards, and best practices that balance delivery speed with a strong compliance posture. Anticipate operational risks, drive preventative measures, and lead rapid incident response across environments.

Strategy & Leadership Translate security and engineering requirements into actionable roadmaps. Define and track KPIs that demonstrate delivery effectiveness and inform prioritization. Act as a trusted security advisor to engineering squads and leadership alike.

## What We Are Looking For

- A proven engineering leader with hands-on depth in DevSecOps, capable of growing and inspiring a high-performing team
- Strong hands-on knowledge of AWS and GCP — including compute, networking, IAM, managed Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), cloud-native security tooling, and cost-efficient resource management across both platforms
- Deep experience managing AI infrastructure — GPU/TPU provisioning, distributed training environments, model serving platforms (e.g. SageMaker, Vertex AI), and inference optimization at scale
- Strong knowledge of cloud security, infrastructure security, and modern CI/CD platforms across hybrid, multi-cloud environments
- Proficient in scripting and development — Python, Bash, Go, or Java
- A confident communicator who can translate priorities clearly across developers, stakeholders, and executives
- Familiarity with AI-assisted security — threat detection, anomaly detection, intelligent vulnerability triage — is a strong advantage
- Background in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent practical experience

## About KlearNow.ai

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: KlearNow.AI provides an AI-powered customs clearance and trade compliance platform that automates workflows for importers, self-filers, customs brokers, and freight forwarders.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B – $66M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Sam, Rick, and Ulf (full names not publicly disclosed)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Trade compliance / Customs clearance / Supply chain technology
- **Target customers**: B2B – licensed customs brokers, importers of record (IOR), self-filers, freight forwarders, and multinational enterprises
- **Mission**: To simplify global trade by replacing manual, fragmented customs processes with smart, AI-driven automation and compliance control.

## Products & Services
- **KlearNow Customs Clearance Platform**: An AI-powered SaaS platform that ingests, contextualizes, and structures trade documents from multiple sources, automates customs entry workflows, and performs continuous financial and compliance validations.
- **Compliance Control Tower**: A centralized dashboard for monitoring and managing trade compliance across borders, tariffs, and regulatory changes.
- **Licensed Customs Broker Services**: In-house licensed brokerage offering end-to-end clearance and advisory support.
- **Data Capture, Ingestion & Collaboration**: Tools to digitize and harmonize data from emails, spreadsheets, and internal systems.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$15M (LinkedIn estimate); Total Funding $66M (Series A $16M led by GreatPoint Ventures in 2020, Series B $50M led by Kayne Anderson Growth Capital in 2021)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Kayne Anderson Growth Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, Autotech Ventures, Montevista Capital, Argean Capital
- **Growth Signals**: 3x annual growth since founding; over 2,000 businesses use the platform; expanded to 6 global locations; team of 212 employees across 8 countries; consistent headcount growth (LinkedIn +23.7% yearly).

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-first approach** to a traditionally paper-and-email-driven industry, offering real-time data extraction and compliance rule execution.
- **Licensed customs broker status** – the platform is built for parties that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires to be in control, ensuring legal compliance.
- **Contextualized data engine** ingests data from siloed sources (emails, spreadsheets, ERP systems) without manual re-entry.
- **Proven track record** navigating complex tariff changes (IEEPA, Brexit, COVID disruptions, Trump Trade 2.0) for customers.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI capabilities (e.g., AI Co-Pilot, predictive compliance) to help customers adapt to shifting tariffs and trade uncertainty.
- Expanding global footprint – offices in India (Gurugram development hub), U.S., Canada, Spain, UK, and Netherlands.
- Scaling enterprise sales targeting Fortune 100 companies while serving SMBs.
- Continuous investment in tech stack (AmpUp, Gong, HubSpot, ThoughtSpot) and talent (hiring for AI, engineering, and compliance roles).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Transparent, inclusive, and tech-driven; "curiosity, ownership, and impact" are core values; diverse team with active D&I commitment.
- **Work Mode**: Hybrid/Remote – development hub in Gurugram, India; remote teams across U.S., Canada, Spain, and UK; offices in San Jose and Santa Clara.
- **Tech Stack**: Modern tools including AmpUp, Gong, HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, BambooHR, ThoughtSpot; opportunities to work with cutting-edge AI/ML.
- **Growth**: Consistent annual growth (3x) backed by top-tier VC firms; career development support and training.
- **Open Roles** (sample): Sr. Account Executive, Principal QA Automation Engineer, Director of Compliance, AI Architect, Software Engineers, DevSecOps engineer.

## Sources
1. [klearnow.ai/about-us](https://klearnow.ai/about-us/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/klearnow-corp](https://linkedin.com/company/klearnow-cr)
3. [jobs.lever.co/klearnow](https://jobs.lever.co/klearnow)
4. [klearnow.ai/en-gb/career/](https://www.klearnow.ai/en-gb/career/)

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