Senior DevOps Engineer
Core
Design and harden secure Kubernetes-based platform architecture for cloud, on-premises, disconnected, classified, and edge environments to support mission-critical data, AI, and operational platforms.
Role type
Senior DevOps Engineer (Security & MLOps)
Builds
Secure delivery patterns for [R]DP, [R]AP, [R]AIMS, and Raft's MLOps deployments
Domain
Defense technology, AI/ML, Distributed Data Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, MLOps, observability, container hardening, compliance automation, distributed systems debugging
Preferred skills
Go, Java, Python, Bash, service mesh (Istio), GPU workload management
Technologies
Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, Flux, GitHub Workflows, GitLab CI, Terraform, Ansible, Kafka, Flink, Pinot, KServe, Kubeflow, Ray, Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit, Loki, Kibana, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Tempo, Istio
Responsibilities
Design and implement secure Kubernetes platform patterns; Own CI/CD and GitOps delivery architecture; Lead DevSecOps practices including container hardening and compliance automation; Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code; Partner with software, data, and ML engineers to understand service architecture; Support and optimize data-intensive and MLOps workloads; Build and refine observability patterns; Debug complex Kubernetes and networking issues; Automate compliance evidence; Write automation and platform tooling; Mentor junior engineers; Engage with customers and operational stakeholders to support deployments.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities