Global Head of DevOps Services

Global Head of DevSecOps

Position Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

Automation & Enforcement

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

AI native software engineering expert

Developer Experience

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

Hands-On Technical Leadership

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

Organizational Influence & Change

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

Compliance & Risk

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

What We're Looking For

Technical Chops

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

Leadership & Influence

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

Mindset

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

Required

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

Preferred

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)

What Success Looks Like (Year 1)

Security scan and policy checks are fully automated in all CI/CD pipelines; zero manual approval gates

Developer experience surveys show

Compliance evidence is generated automatically; audit preparation time reduced by 80%

Team of 5–8 engineers hired and onboarded; clear technical roadmap for next 18 months

Zero critical security incidents that could have been prevented by automation

Location

Global role with flexibility on location; primary hub preferred to be New Jersey, Philly or India.

The pay range for the role is $240,000 to $280,000. The specific offer will depend on an applicant’s skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

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