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. This position is significant as it is the first dedicated DevOps hire, allowing you to have a substantial impact on deploying code to highly sensitive environments and tackling challenging infrastructure problems related to efficiently and reliably deploying 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
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed