Senior Platform DevOps Engineer

Agile Defense•Fort Meade, MD

16h•$155,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

Our team is standing up an AI Enterprise capability — the central hub that mission teams turn to when they want to move an AI solution from prototype to a secure, governed, enterprise-scale service. As a Senior Platform / DevOps Engineer on this team, you will build and run the infrastructure, pipelines, and control-plane guardrails that let the command adopt AI safely and at scale, with significant, visible impact on the mission.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field with 10+ years of experience, or Master's degree in a relevant technical field with 8+ years of experience
Advanced proficiency in DevOps principles and practices
Demonstrated expertise in containerization using Docker and Kubernetes
Proven experience in architecting and managing CI/CD pipelines
Extensive experience with AI model lifecycle management and maintenance
Active TS/SCI clearance w/ Poly

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure) for infrastructure deployment and management
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams
Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Understanding of machine learning concepts and their implications for infrastructure; continuous learning mindset to stay abreast of cutting-edge DevOps and AI advancements

Responsibilities

Provide embedded operations support, capability integration, and rapid prototyping for AI-enabled tools in support of our customer.
Design, implement, and maintain robust infrastructure for enterprise AI applications in cloud environments (AWS, Microsoft Azure) and on-prem/air-gapped/classified environments.
Develop and optimize engineering workflows and processes to support AI model and agent development, deployment, and maintenance.
Architect and manage CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and continuous delivery of AI models, agents, and applications.
Implement and manage containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker and Kubernetes, and build and maintain control-plane guardrails — identity, policy enforcement, approvals, audit/logging, and observability.
Ensure efficient AI model and agent lifecycle management, including versioning, monitoring, and scaling.
Collaborate with AI/ML engineers and data scientists to streamline deployment processes and optimize resource utilization.
Oversee system performance, security, and scalability of AI infrastructure, and support security accreditation (RMF/ATO) of AI systems.
Continuously research and implement new DevOps tools and practices to enhance efficiency.

Benefits

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental.
Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots.
Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together.
Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do.
Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions.
It's how we show up every day.
It's who we are.
Happy - Be Infectious.
Helpful - Be Supportive.
Honest - Be Trustworthy.
Humble - Be Grounded.
Hungry - Be Eager.
Hustle - Be Driven.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities