OpenVPN Inc.

AI-Driven SDLC Engineering Lead

OpenVPN Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Spain

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

SDLC

About the role

  • Design and Implement CipherScale AI-Driven SDCL Architect and implement CipherScale’s AI-driven software development lifecycle.
  • Ensure the SDLC process remains structured, traceable, and reliable as automation increases.
  • Establish scalable patterns for AI-native development across the organization.
  • Design and implement automated engineering & QA workflows that connect product strategy, engineering execution, testing, and deployment.
  • Build systems that allow engineering processes to be triggered by structured inputs and outputs while ensuring workflows remain deterministic, reliable, and observable.
  • Implement mechanisms that prevent failure loops, race conditions, and cascading errors in automated systems.
  • Design and build agents that assist with engineering execution, validation, and quality control.
  • Integrate AI capabilities into development workflows while maintaining strict governance and traceability.
  • Develop reusable patterns for safely incorporating AI into engineering pipelines.
  • Continuously evaluate and improve the performance and reliability of workflows and agents.
  • Establish standards and safeguards that ensure workflows remain secure, auditable, and maintainable.
  • Implement automated validation mechanisms for engineering artifacts, code quality, and system consistency.
  • Ensure that teams can maintain control and oversight over automated processes and AI Agents.
  • Measure and optimize engineering cycle times, defect rates, and automation effectiveness.
  • Continuously refine systems based on feedback from engineering teams and production outcomes.
  • Ensure the platform evolves safely as automation and AI capabilities expand.
  • Work closely with engineering, product, QA, and IT operations teams to evolve development workflows.

Requirements

  • 7+ years in software engineering, with experience in Platform engineering, DevOps / CI/CD systems, Event-driven architectures
  • Proven experience building GitHub advanced repository automations, Webhook-driven systems, and Automated PR workflows
  • Strong experience with LLM-based systems (tool calling, structured outputs, schema validation), Multi-agent orchestration or workflow engines, OpenAI / Anthropic APIs in production systems
  • Deep understanding of Idempotency, Race conditions, Escalation patterns, Deterministic system design
  • Experience implementing policy-as-code
  • Strong familiarity with artifact-driven SDLC models
  • Solid architectural judgment and production experience, and experience leading engineering transformations
Benefits
  • Competitive pay rates
  • Fully remote work environments
  • Permanent employment with benefits
  • A greenfield opportunity to build a fully AI-driven engineering organization
  • Ownership of CipherScale’s AI-native execution layer
  • The chance to define and be at the forefront of how leading businesses transform into AI-Native SDCL organisations
  • Real authority to design and implement—not just advise
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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringplatform engineeringDevOpsCI/CD systemsevent-driven architecturesGitHub advanced repository automationswebhook-driven systemsautomated PR workflowsLLM-based systemspolicy-as-code
Soft Skills
architectural judgmentleadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementperformance evaluationreliability assessmentoversightfeedback incorporation