DEVOPS ENGINEER

Impyrian; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid holidays

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Impyrian is seeking an outgoing Senior DevOps / MLOps Engineer who combines enterprise planning with hands-on solution design. You will lead modern DevOps practices, coach teams, and drive platform modernization across the organization.

The role emphasizes leadership across multiple solution architectures and establishing an enterprise architecture vision, with a focus on reliability, security, and scalable operations. 7+ years in relevant fields are expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, SRE or MLOps for production systems.
• Strong experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines for software and data/ML workloads.
• Cloud experience, with a preference for Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure automation, configuration management and deployment tooling.
• Knowledge of security best practices and high-availability environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for software and ML models.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using IaC and modern DevOps tooling.
• Manage cloud resources, optimize performance, and ensure security/compliance.
• Lead and mentor junior DevOps/MLOps engineers and collaborate across teams.
• Drive MLOps enablement, model deployment automation, versioning and monitoring.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Docker

Kubernetes

SRE / reliability

MLOps

DevOps leadership

Monitoring & security

Tools

Terraform

Infrastructure as code

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

We are seeking an outgoing, strategic Senior DevOps / MLOps Engineer who brings deep expertise in modern software engineering, system architecture, and DevOps practices. This role requires someone who thrives in both big-picture enterprise planning and hands-on project-level solution design, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment across the organization.

The perfect candidate is a full stack engineer, passionate about designing robust software solutions, coaching engineering teams, modernizing platforms, and driving DevOps maturity. This candidate will also be a senior leader providing guidance across the company. The candidate must exhibit leadership and understand multiple solution architectures and be able to establish and articulate the vision behind an enterprise architecture solution.

Required Qualifications

CI/CD and Automation

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for both software applications and AI/ML models, supporting automated build, test, validation, and deployment workflows.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using infrastructure-as-code and modern DevOps tooling.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Manage, optimize, and secure cloud environments, ensuring efficient use of compute, storage, and networking resources.
• Design, deploy, and maintain containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration technologies.
• Ensure seamless integration across development, testing, staging, and production environments.

Operations & Reliability

• Monitor system performance, availability, reliability, and security; proactively identify and remediate issues.
• Implement logging, monitoring, alerting, and health-check strategies to support operational visibility and incident response.
• Support operational readiness and reliability improvement initiatives for production systems.

MLOps Enablement

• Collaborate closely with AI/ML engineers, data scientists, software engineers, and security teams to operationalize models and applications.
• Support MLOps workflows including model deployment automation, versioning, rollback strategies, and runtime monitoring.

Documentation & Leadership

• Document infrastructure, pipelines, and operational procedures to ensure maintainability and auditability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior DevOps and MLOps engineers.

Experience & Technical Skills

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE), or MLOps roles supporting production systems.
• Strong experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines for software and data/ML workloads.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms, with strong preference for Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with infrastructure automation, configuration management, and deployment tooling.
• Strong understanding of system monitoring, site reliability engineering principles, and security best practices.
• Proven experience operating in regulated, high-availability, or mission-critical environments.

Corporate Values Alignment

• Passionate - Demonstrates enthusiasm for the work, the company and client mission, and the impact on others. Includes enthusiasm, dedication, team motivation, continuous learning, and ownership.
• Selfless - Demonstrates a willingness to put the needs of others, the team, and the company above personal interest. Includes helping others, knowledge sharing, teamwork, inclusivity, and humility.
• Trailblazer - Leads with a pioneering spirit, setting new standards, and creating paths for others to follow. Includes leadership by example, fostering innovation, mentoring, and encouraging experimentation.
• Impactful - Strives to make a meaningful and measurable difference contributing positively to the company, clients, and the community. Includes focus on results, performance tracking, empowerment, and improvement.
• Innovative - Thinks creatively, improves processes, and brings new ideas to life that drive business and client success. Stays current with industry trends and drives progress.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working at a desk or workstation.
• Prolonged use of a computer and keyboard, including typing and using a mouse.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation and Benefits

Disclaimer on Compensation Range

The compensation range listed for this position is provided in accordance with applicable pay transparency laws and reflects the employer's good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for the role at the time of posting. This range does not represent a specific offer and should not be interpreted as a guarantee of compensation.

Actual salary offers may fall outside of the posted range and will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to:

• Relevant skills and experience
• Education and certifications
• Market and business needs
• Internal pay equity
• Location and cost of living

We encourage all interested applicants to apply, regardless of whether their desired compensation aligns perfectly with the posted range.

• Salary Range: $130,000 - $180,000

Full time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Company paid life and disability insurance
• 401k plan including company match
• Paid federal holidays
• Paid Time Off or Vacation/Sick time depending upon contract
• Parental leave
• Bereavement leave
• Education/Training reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Other voluntary benefits available