DevOps Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)

“In 36 months, agentic AI systems will be an operating reality across major institutions. We intend to be central to it.” — Dr. Jim Rebesco, Cofounder and CEO, Striveworks 

The government’s demand for AI is growing far faster than the systems required to support it. Fewer than 15% of federal AI programs have reached sustained production, despite billions of dollars invested. The models perform in testing, but they degrade in the real world. And when performance drops, trust goes with it.

Striveworks was built to solve that problem.

What you’ll build

Since 2018, we have delivered the most trusted AI systems operating in real-world use cases—providing a layer of assurance underneath hundreds of deployed models that monitors performance, manages drift, and sustains systems long after they leave the lab.

As a DevOps Engineer supporting operations on site at Fort Carson, CO, you are the tactical edge of our engineering team. You aren’t just maintaining a platform; you play a key role in our technical success. You’ll interface directly with customers to understand their unique constraints—restricted networks, hardware limitations, urgent operational requirements—and tailor our automation and deployment strategies to move the needle for them. You will be responsible for maintaining the end-to-end life cycle of our AI platform across a diverse architectural landscape—including remotely accessible cloud environments and on-premises hardware. You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy the challenge of debugging complex Kubernetes clusters where connectivity is a luxury, not a given. You are someone who can navigate the unique constraints of local hardware today and write the automation that ensures seamless, reliable performance across the customer’s hybrid stack tomorrow.

What it’s like here

We lead with trust, treat each other with respect, and use candor consistently, kindly, and constructively. We care deeply about our work, and we find genuine satisfaction in doing it well. Above all, we take ownership—because we feel the weight of collective results personally. We are looking for people who share these values and are eager to put them into practice.

What we’re looking for

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in software, DevOps, site reliability, or systems engineering
• Proven technical leadership experience, with the communication skills and professional presence required to manage customer relationships and lead cross-functional incident responses
• Expertise in deploying and diagnosing microservices within K8s
• Experience with comprehensive observability solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry to ensure system reliability and performance visibility
• Ability to design and execute testing strategies to validate application functionality, diagnose issues, and perform root cause analysis, implementing effective long-term fixes to improve stability and performance
• Deep proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools to manage virtual machines and containerized services
• Strong scripting and coding skills in Bash and/or Python for building custom automation and tooling
• Ability to manage and rapidly troubleshoot Linux systems
• Active Secret (or above) US security clearance and US citizenship

The following isn’t required, but we’d love to see it:

• Experience with DOD networking, tools, infrastructure, security requirements, and policies
• Proficiency with US federal information system security policies, including STIGs, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, CMMC, and ICD 503
• Experience with software deployments to on-premises and cloud-based unclassified, CUI, and classified networks within the DOD
• Experience with DevSecOps/DevOps and CI/CD for the administration and deployment of GPU-enabled servers
• Experience deploying or maintaining CNCF projects
• Experience with NAS and SAN technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native applications and services in DDIL impact environments

This position is hybrid/on site at our customer sites in Fort Carson, CO.

Compensation

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $140,000–$165,000/year. Striveworks’ total compensation package includes a competitive base salary, equity grants, and cash bonuses.

Benefits include:

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Voluntary life, long-term disability, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• HSA and FSA (including dependent care FSA) plans
• 401(k) plan
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave

Ready to build systems that work for a mission that matters? Let’s talk.

Striveworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, belief, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, social or ethnic origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. Striveworks will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact People Operations at [email protected].

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Striveworks is a participating employer in the E-Verify program.