Protective
This role leads the DataOps and MLOps platform strategy, establishing standardized pipelines, automation, and tooling for data and ML engineers. The position focuses on operational excellence by managing CI/CD processes, orchestration, and infrastructure governance within a Databricks Lakehouse on Azure. It also involves driving cost optimization, ensuring data and model observability, and providing technical leadership to engineering teams.
Headquarters
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Company Size
1001-5000 employees
Founded
1907
Protective is a U.S. insurance company, founded in 1907, that helps individuals and families protect their financial future through life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset protection products. It offers a broad range of solutions — including term and permanent life policies, fixed, indexed, and variable annuities, and employee and executive benefit programs — sold directly and through financial professionals. Relied on by more than 32 million people, Protective also provides online account management, claims and payment services, and resources for beneficiaries and advisors.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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4% above the average for this role
Protective acquires California company
Oct 31, 2025