Motion Recruitment | Jobspring | Workbridge

Cleared DevOps Engineer

Arlington, Virginia

100% Remote

Full Time

$160k - $190k

DevOps Engineer

As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building and deploying various configurations of the company’s application across diverse environments, including air-gapped classified networks. You will help shape their system architecture, enhance CI/CD pipelines, refine Helm charts, and guide our deployment strategies. As the first dedicated DevOps hire, you’ll have a significant impact on how they deploy code to highly sensitive environments, tackling challenging infrastructure problems related to efficiently and reliably deploying LLMs and other large-scale models.

The company is located in the D.C. Metro Area and will remain 100% Remote.

What You Will Be Doing:
  • Collaborate on designing the architecture of a system that integrates multiple AI models, backend APIs, and a frontend web application.
  • Develop and optimize Dockerfiles to build efficient, secure, and hardened Docker images with minimal CVEs.
  • Write and enhance Helm charts to support deployments across various Kubernetes clusters, including cloud-based and on-premises setups.
  • Improve GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows to ensure seamless, robust updates to applications and dependencies.
  • Make informed technical decisions to maintain compliance with standards such as FedRAMP.
  • Contribute to company strategy, help cultivate our culture and take on diverse responsibilities as part of our core team.

Required Skills & Experience:
  • Eligible for a U.S. DoD security clearance.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to identify and solve challenges independently.
  • Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and CI/CD processes.
  • Experience in system design and end-user interaction.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and best practices.
  • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript (preferred).
  • Experience with LLMs, particularly open-source models (preferred).

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.

Posted by: Ashton Corbett

Specialization: DevOps