Staff DevSecOps Engineer (R5824)
Shield AI · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Shield AI's Lever job board and last checked it on September 12, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- $180,000 - $280,000
- Location
- San Mateo, California
Hiring context
How this role compares at Shield AI
Shield AI has 472 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 12 job families, and 375 of them are in engineering. 369 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 78%.
This role's posted range of $180,000 - $280,000 sits above 70% of the 349 other Shield AI roles quoted over the same currency and period.
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Job description
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. Job Description: Cloud Engineering builds and operates the infrastructure and environments that support Shield AI’s software products and platforms. As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will design, build, and automate security controls across cloud infrastructure, software delivery systems, and containerized workloads. You will partner with Cybersecurity, Infosec, Build Engineering, and product teams to turn security and compliance requirements into practical engineering controls. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on making secure configurations repeatable and maintainable. You will work across infrastructure, containers, CI/CD systems, and platform services to reduce security risk without creating unnecessary friction for engineering teams.