DevOps Engineer I
About The Position
Torch.AI is hiring a DevOps Engineer I to support infrastructure and deployment work for its government-owned reasoning infrastructure. The role contributes to CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerization, observability, and cloud deployments, with guidance from other team members. The engineer will help resolve configuration and deployment issues across environments and document deployment procedures and operational runbooks. The position is based at Torch.AI’s headquarters in Leawood, Kansas. Torch.AI describes its work as mission-driven infrastructure supporting government and national-security environments. U.S. citizenship is required for all positions. Some roles require an active security clearance; where required, candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance. Clearance sponsorship may be available depending on role and mission requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 0–2 years of DevOps, infrastructure, or systems administration experience.
- Basic understanding of CI/CD concepts and Git workflows.
- Familiarity with Linux environments and scripting in Bash or Python.
- Exposure to Docker and at least one cloud platform.
- Strong willingness to learn secure deployment patterns and infrastructure fundamentals.
- U.S. citizenship is required for all positions.
- Where a clearance is required, eligibility to obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance level.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to Kubernetes, ECS, Helm, or container orchestration.
- Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK tooling.
- Awareness of STIG hardening or vulnerability scanning concepts.
- Interest in high-side or isolated cloud environments.
Responsibilities
- Support CI/CD pipelines and automate build, test, and deployment tasks under guidance.
- Contribute to infrastructure-as-code workflows using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tooling.
- Assist with Docker-based containerization and development environment support.
- Monitor system metrics and logs using common observability tools.
- Support cloud deployments in AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
- Help debug configuration and deployment issues across environments.
- Document deployment steps and operational runbooks.
Benefits
- Quarterly performance bonuses.
- Equity participation within the first 12 months.
- Unlimited PTO and 11 paid company holidays.
- Professional development in a high-growth, mission-driven environment.
- Weekly in-office catering at headquarters.
- 401(k) plan; no current employer match, but one is under consideration.
- PPO, HSA, and TRICARE Supplement medical options.
- Above-market HSA contributions.
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options.
- Dental and vision plans above national averages.
- Employer-paid life insurance equal to 1× salary.
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability.
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage.
- Up to $300 per month in tax-advantaged commuter benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
