CareerPlan

Operations Engineer (Starshield Products)

Palo Alto - 1530Full-time$100k–$130k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Operate and deploy AI capabilities (models, APIs, tools) for U.S. federal agencies, ensuring service health, performance, and stability.

Role type

Senior IC Operations Engineer (AI/ML Systems)

Builds

Production AI integrations and government-facing platforms

Domain

Government / Federal AI & Security

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, LLMs, Generative AI, API orchestration, Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), Observability, Troubleshooting

Preferred skills

Enterprise applications (>10k users), Government/regulated industry experience, Product sensibility, Clean code under tight timelines

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end service reliability and outage response, Introduce observability into complex systems, Address technical debt, Partner with agency stakeholders to iterate solutions, Participate in on-call rotations

Seniority

Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC