DevOps Engineer

About the role

Join a rapidly expanding defense engineering team focused on counter-drone technology. This individual contributor role involves automating fleet deployments, building efficient CI/CD pipelines, and managing internal tools. You will ensure software, hardware, and mechanical engineers operate at peak efficiency in a fast-paced environment.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Automate hardware fleet deployments and resolve complex issues across software, hardware, edge compute, and networking.
• Develop and maintain GitHub Actions workflows, manage repositories, and build test environments, simulation harnesses, and release pipelines.
• Automate engineering tasks using AI workflows, create internal AI agents, and configure custom Claude skills to boost team productivity.
• Manage internal system integrations, configure SSO/SAML policies, and oversee identity and access controls.
• Provision and maintain infrastructure using composable configurations across cloud, lab, and developer workstation environments.
• Implement security best practices, access controls, and repository governance to comply with defense and export control standards.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, infrastructure, or systems administration.
• Proficient in Linux shell environments with a strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, and system diagnostics.
• Solid experience with configuration management tools, modern build pipelines, and GitHub Actions workflow development.
• Experience building or integrating custom LLM tools, Claude skills, or AI agents into daily workflows.
• Resourceful self-starter comfortable operating independently, taking ownership of ambiguous tasks, and navigating changing priorities.
• Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms (Orin, JetPack) or embedded Linux edge targets.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and willing to submit to a background check due to ITAR export control requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience in a regulated defense environment (ITAR, CMMC, or similar compliance).
• Cloud administration experience with Azure and familiarity with Entra ID (formerly Azure AD).
• Active security clearance or eligibility to obtain one.

Skills & tools

• Linux
• TCP/IP networking
• GitHub Actions
• Configuration management tools
• LLM tools
• Claude skills
• AI agents
• NVIDIA Jetson (Orin, JetPack)
• Embedded Linux
• Azure
• Entra ID

Practical notes

This position requires access to export-controlled information under ITAR, so only U.S. citizens are eligible. The company offers meaningful early equity, direct influence on the product roadmap, and mission-critical work. Benefits include 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums (50% for dependents), unlimited PTO, and relocation assistance to Austin, TX. The interview process includes a phone screen, a 2-hour 15-minute virtual interview (technical skills and domain expertise), and a 6-hour onsite final round in Austin (working session, architecture discussion, and team fit conversations).