Cleared DevOps Engineer

Motion Recruitment • Arlington, VA

433d • Remote

About The Position

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 deployment strategies. As the first dedicated DevOps hire, you'll significantly impact how they deploy code to highly sensitive environments, tackling challenging infrastructure problems related to efficiently and reliably deploying LLMs and other large-scale models.

Requirements

• 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).

Responsibilities

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed