Senior/Staff Engineer, Infrastructure (DevOps)

Pryon Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Pryon Inc is seeking a DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer to enhance their cloud-native AI/ML applications. The role focuses on architecting and implementing robust infrastructures, leading DevOps best practices, and collaborating with engineering teams. Successful candidates will have a strong background in Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud technologies.

Benefits

100% Company paid Health/Dental/Vision benefits

Unlimited PTO

401k

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps/Platform Engineering.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Helm and container orchestration.
• Strong experience with major cloud providers (GCP, AWS, Azure).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native architectures for AI/ML applications.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines using modern GitOps practices.
• Establish SLOs/SLIs and implement SRE best practices.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Python

Observability Tools

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Pryon Inc

Washington

Remote

USD 180,000 - 215,000

About Pryon:

We’re a team of AI, technology, and language experts whose DNA lives in Alexa, Siri, Watson, and virtually every human language technology product on the market. Now we’re building an industry-leading knowledge management and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) platform. Our proprietary, cutting-edge natural language processing capabilities transform unstructured data into meaningful experiences that increase productivity with unmatched accuracy and speed.

We are growing our team and adding a DevOps/ Infrastructure Engineer to our team focused on platform architecture, CI/CD, and observability infrastructure. In this role, you will own the technical architecture and implementation of our cloud-native, and highly scalable RAG applications. You will design and manage the infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational procedures for delivering enterprise-grade AI/ML products.

We’re looking for someone who will drive DevOps best practices and work with engineering teams to implement them effectively. You will own the platform's reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across multiple cloud environments and on-premises deployments. If you are looking for an opportunity to architect and drive modern DevOps practices for cutting-edge AI/ML products in industry, we would love to hear from you!

About Pryon:

We’re a team of AI, technology, and language experts whose DNA lives in Alexa, Siri, Watson, and virtually every human language technology product on the market. Now we’re building an industry-leading knowledge management and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) platform. Our proprietary, cutting-edge natural language processing capabilities transform unstructured data into meaningful experiences that increase productivity with unmatched accuracy and speed.

We are growing our team and adding a DevOps/ Infrastructure Engineer to our team focused on platform architecture, CI/CD, and observability infrastructure. In this role, you will own the technical architecture and implementation of our cloud-native, and highly scalable RAG applications. You will design and manage the infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational procedures for delivering enterprise-grade AI/ML products.

We’re looking for someone who will drive DevOps best practices and work with engineering teams to implement them effectively. You will own the platform's reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across multiple cloud environments and on-premises deployments. If you are looking for an opportunity to architect and drive modern DevOps practices for cutting-edge AI/ML products in industry, we would love to hear from you!

In This Role, You Will:

• Design and implement cloud-native architectures for AI/ML applications using Kubernetes (GKE, EKS, AKS)
• Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines using modern GitOps practices with tools like FluxCD and BitBucket
• Design and implement observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and other monitoring tools
• Implement operational best practices for scaling RDBMS, OpenSearch, and Minio
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
• Implement container orchestration strategies using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
• Design and implement multi-cloud deployment strategies
• Establish SLOs/SLIs and implement SRE best practices
• Automate operational tasks and create self-healing systems
• Mentor team members on DevOps best practices
• Collaborate with ML engineers to optimize model deployment and serving infrastructure
• Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices in the DevOps/MLOps space

What You'll Need to Be Successful:

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps/Platform Engineering
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Helm and container orchestration
• Strong experience with a major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Experience managing databases like Yugabyte, OpenSearch and Minio
• Experience with CI/CD tools and GitOps practices
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or similar programming languages
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management
• BS degree in Computer Science or related field
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities and systematic thinking
• Experience working in an Agile environment

$180,000 - $215,000 a year

Benefits for Full Time Employees:

- Remote first organization

- 100% Company paid Health/Dental/Vision benefits for you and your dependents

- Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability

- 401k

- Unlimited PTO

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is authorized to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Pryon will not consider race, religion, sex, sexual preference, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil rights laws.