Senior Platform DevOps Engineer - AI/Cloud, Remote

Artha; Columbia, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with employer contribution

Professional development reimbursement

Flexible and remote work policies

Flexible PTO and holidays

Job summary

SIXGEN is seeking a Platform DevOps Engineer in Columbia, MD to design, build, and manage scalable AI infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. You will enable rapid prototyping, automate deployments, and ensure secure, auditable operations for enterprise AI systems.

The role emphasizes containerization, CI/CD, and collaboration with AI/ML teams, with strong preference for TS/SCI clearance and extensive DevOps experience. Hybrid/remote options may apply for some positions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field with 10+ years of experience or Master's degree with 8+ years of experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance w/ Poly.
• 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.

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.

Skills

DevOps principles

CI/CD

AI model lifecycle management

Cloud platforms familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field

Master's degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

SIXGEN is seeking a Platform DevOps Engineer in Columbia, MD to design, build, and manage scalable AI infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. You will enable rapid prototyping, automate deployments, and ensure secure, auditable operations for enterprise AI systems.

The role emphasizes containerization, CI/CD, and collaboration with AI/ML teams, with strong preference for TS/SCI clearance and extensive DevOps experience. Hybrid/remote options may apply for some positions.