Remote - Senior DevOps Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)

Striveworks; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Striveworks seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to own deployments, automate IaC, and optimize on‑prem and cloud environments. You will collaborate with platform engineers and customer teams to build scalable, secure deployments of our AI solutions.

This role supports full remote work or hybrid/on‑site work in northwest Austin, TX, with up to 20% travel. A minimum of 6+ years of hands‑on DevOps experience, strong Linux, Terraform/Ansible, Kubernetes, and an active US security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of direct, hands‑on experience in DevOps or similar roles.
• Proficient in Python and/or Golang, or other general purpose languages.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving issues in containerized environments.
• Experience with Helm and Kustomizations.
• Automation and IaC experience (Terraform, Ansible).
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack).
• Managing and troubleshooting Linux systems (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS).
• Ability to work cross-functionally to define requirements and build customer solutions.
• Ability to respond to incident reports and triage faults.
• Active Secret (or above) US security clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Automate IaC to manage VMs and deploy containers and services; deploy Kubernetes clusters across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Collaborate with platform and customer teams to define requirements for the platform.
• Handle software deployments to DOD networks (unclassified, CUI, classified).
• Provide incident response and initial triage of critical faults.

Skills

Python

Golang

Containerization

Helm

Kustomizations

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

Azure

GCP

OpenStack

Linux

Cross-functional collaboration

Incident triage

Security clearance

US citizenship

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Build, Deploy, and Maintain AI for an Unpredictable World

Striveworks helps organizations harness the power of artificial intelligence to solve real-world national security and business challenges by serving as the command center between data, models, and business outcomes. Founded by data scientists and engineers, Striveworks set out to make the journey from deployment to ongoing optimization simple and effective.

With Striveworks, organizations aren’t just deploying AI—they’re building systems that remain reliable, adaptable, and ready to scale in an unpredictable world. Mission‑critical operations require models that perform where they’re deployed, scale as workloads grow, and adapt rapidly as AI capabilities advance. Striveworks meets these demands, increasing reliability and performance while lowering costs—and enabling confident, data‑driven decision‑making in dynamic environments.

The Role

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Striveworks, you will be challenged—and trusted—on day one to take ownership of specific product deployments by maintaining, optimizing, and enhancing our on‑premises and cloud computing environments. You will play a crucial role in the successful deployment of our software solutions to clients. You will be responsible for executing technical aspects of implementation projects and for ensuring the seamless integration, customization, and configuration of our software. Your expertise will play a critical role for the company as we deploy new instances of Striveworks’ AI operations (AIOps) capabilities to customer infrastructure.

You are right for this opportunity if you value and possess technical expertise and you enjoy pushing the boundaries of your capabilities. You will be responsible for maintaining Striveworks’ software deployments using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) methodologies.

Your day‑to‑day will include:

• Automating IaC to manage virtual machines and deploy containers, services, and other infrastructure; applying your expertise to deploy custom Kubernetes clusters in AWS, Azure, GCP, on‑premises, or hybrid cloud environments
• Working with platform developers, other DevOps teammates, and customer‑facing teams to define requirements and build solutions for customer use cases of the platform
• Software deployments to commercial and, later, unclassified, CUI, and classified Department of Defense (DOD) networks
• Incident response and initial triage of critical system faults

The Senior DevOps Engineer works on the DevOps team. You will be responsible for monitoring, automating, and improving software reliability, performance, and availability for various projects. You will also act as a liaison between platform developers and customer‑facing teams, taking on operational tasks to ensure the efficient functioning of Striveworks’ solutions. You will work alongside a team of software engineers and data scientists to help them deploy and operate their work as functional products, learning from them so that building effective AI solutions becomes second nature. You may provide guidance and leadership to junior DevOps team members.

You will directly contribute to the success of mission‑critical systems within national security and commercial clients. You will be expected to wear multiple hats and to step into vacuums where improvements are needed, and you will be given the breadth to explore new technologies and solutions.

This position offers a fully remote work environment, or you can work hybrid/on site at our office in northwest Austin, TX. You will be expected to travel up to 20% of the time.

The Right Fit

In addition to the specific skills and expertise detailed below, we are looking for individuals who share our values. Sharing a set of values allows us to move at the speed of trust.

Collectively, we value a high‑trust work environment where people respect each other and use candor kindly and constructively. We value work that intersects passion and perseverance, we geek out about the potential of our contributions, and we find joy in working hard on things that matter. Finally, we value taking ownership, having agency, and feeling individual responsibility for collective results.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• 6+ years of direct, hands‑on experience in:
• Python and/or Golang programming, or other general purpose programming languages
• Diagnosing and resolving issues within containerized environments
• Helm Chart and Kustomizations development/deployment
• Automation and IaC (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
• Cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, or OpenStack)
• Managing and troubleshooting Linux systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)
• The ability to work cross functionally to define requirements and build solutions for customer use cases of the platform
• The ability to respond professionally and competently to incident reports and triage critical system faults
• Active Secret (or above) US security clearance
• Due to the nature of this role, candidates must have US citizenship

The Wish List

• Experience with US federal information system security policies, including Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), NIST 800‑171, NIST 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 Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) projects
• Experience with network‑attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) technologies
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud‑native applications and services in denied, disrupted, intermittent, and limited impact (DDIL) environments

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $160,000 to $200,000/year. Striveworks’ total compensation package includes a competitive base salary, equity grants, and cash bonuses.

The Benefits

• 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

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 Operations at [e-mail].

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify 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.