Cleared DevOps Engineer

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. Apply Job!