Global Head of DevOps Services

Chubb•Jersey City, NJ

1d•Remote

About The Position

Chubb is seeking an exceptional leader to build and scale our DevSecOps function globally. You'll own the intersection of security, reliability, and developer velocity—architecting automation and enforcement mechanisms that make security invisible to developers while maintaining absolute control and visibility. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who codes, influences, and drives organizational transformation. You'll report directly to the Global Head of Engineering and own the strategic vision for security automation, deployment verification, compliance enforcement, and developer enablement across Chubb's engineering organization. You need to be well versed in AI-enabled software engineering and agentic AI DevSecOps design, deployment and operations.

Requirements

12+ years of software engineering and DevOps experience; 5+ years building or scaling security/compliance automation at significant scale (100+ engineers)
Strong coding skills across multiple languages; comfortable shipping production code and debugging in production
Deep hands-on knowledge of: Kubernetes/container orchestration, CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Ansible are a must), policy-as-code (OPA), infrastructure-as-code, secrets management
Experience designing and owning high-availability, high-observability systems that must earn trust
Proven track record of building and scaling engineering teams through hiring, mentorship, and technical direction
Ability to influence without authority: cross-functional alignment with product, infra, and risk teams
Comfort in ambiguity; can prioritize ruthlessly and say "no" to protect team capacity
Track record of driving organizational change in security/compliance without friction
Automation obsessive: if it's done manually more than twice, it's a problem
Transparency and directness: you communicate bad news early, explain tradeoffs, and own mistakes
Developer-first thinking: you remember what it's like to be blocked by security and you solve for that
Learning hunger: security and DevOps evolve constantly; you stay sharp and drive continuous improvement
5+ years in DevSecOps, platform engineering, or security engineering roles at scale (100+ engineers)
Production experience with Kubernetes and container security
Hands-on experience with policy-as-code, scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA), and secrets management
Experience designing and communicating compliance/audit evidence to non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience

Nice To Haves

Experience at a regulated industry (financial services, healthcare, insurance)
Background in incident response or security operations
Open source contributions in DevSecOps or infrastructure tooling
Familiarity with zero-trust architecture or advanced threat detection
Familiarity with financial services compliance (SOC 2, PCI, NIST)

Responsibilities

Design and implement foundational DevSecOps platforms that automate security policy enforcement across CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, container registries, and deployment systems
Build verification systems that provide real-time evidence of compliance, vulnerability remediation, and security posture—eliminating manual audits
Establish automation-first culture: every security control must be code-driven, testable, and self-service
Lead technical architecture decisions for secrets management, supply chain security, and artifact signing
Make security frictionless: design tools and workflows so developers want to follow security practices
Own the "shift left" strategy—move security testing, scanning, and validation to local development and early CI stages
Build dashboards, APIs, and CLIs that give developers transparency into their security posture without overwhelming them
Champion zero-friction onboarding: new engineers should inherit secure defaults with minimal training
Code regularly in your areas of leverage
Pair with teams on high-impact automation projects; stay in the trenches on the hardest technical problems
Own critical-path infrastructure: build and maintain your team's CI/CD platforms, secrets systems, and policy engines
Drive incident response for security and reliability issues; be the expert responder, not just the director
Partner with engineering leaders to shift security ownership: security is not a gate, it's engineering culture
Communicate transparently about risk, tradeoffs, and implementation status—especially when timelines slip or priorities conflict
Enforce standards without being perceived as a blocker; design policies that developers will adopt voluntarily
Build a high-impact, lean team (likely 8–15 leads) that punches well above its weight
Own the evidence and documentation for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and regulatory audits—automate away manual compliance work
Drive continuous verification of security controls; eliminate the painful spring audits
Partner with Enterprise Risk and Legal on policy, but ensure the technical implementation is sound