DevOps Engineer II

The world’s most consequential systems need the world’s best builders.

A new era is taking shape. AI is no longer confined to models or interfaces. It is becoming the foundation of how decisions are made across governments, industries, and real-world environments. What matters now is not just access to capability, but how it is applied, controlled, and sustained over time.

Torch.AI builds a government-owned reasoning infrastructure which creates a Reasoning Layer to enable machine reasoning at scale, in environments where it is hardest to achieve and least tolerant of failure. This is not incremental software. It is long-term infrastructure designed to endure, integrate, and evolve alongside the systems it supports.

Not another dashboard. Not another workflow app. Not another black-box model glued to a PowerPoint.

The Reasoning Layer is a modular architecture where data is connected, governed, transformed, represented, fused, reasoned over, and delivered into mission applications and operational workflows. It does not replace systems of record. It enables them to function better together.

The Reasoning Layer is comprised of: ORCUS (ingestion, orchestration, governance), NEXUS (semantic representation, vectorization), HALO (graph-based fusion and reasoning) and various product and capability components deployed for specific customer use cases.

We are seeking candidates who approach problems creatively, are comfortable operating without full clarity, and take responsibility for outcomes, not just implementation.

If you’re driven to strengthen U.S. defense readiness and protect national interests, Torch.AI offers meaningful impact at national scale.

What You’ll Do

• Own CI/CD pipeline execution and deployment workflows across multiple environments.
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code for repeatable provisioning and environment promotion.
• Containerize and deploy applications using Kubernetes, ECS, or equivalent orchestration systems.
• Manage secure networking, TLS certificates, reverse proxies, and system-level hardening requirements.
• Support deployments into secure and mission environments including cloud-isolated networks.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and lead root-cause resolution.
• Build and maintain observability pipelines for logs, metrics, and alerting.
• Support patching, vulnerability scanning, and compliance workflows.

Core Skills & Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or SRE experience.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Production-level experience with Docker and Kubernetes/ECS.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or other IaC tooling.
• Strong Linux administration and scripting ability.
• Familiarity with secure deployment requirements and networking fundamentals.

Additional Valuable Experience

• Experience with STIG hardening, SCAP scanning, or enclave constraints.
• Familiarity with Kafka/NiFi/data pipelines.
• Experience supporting ML infrastructure or MLOps tooling.
• Prior experience supporting classified environments.

Compensation, Benefits, Incentives

We offer competitive, performance-aligned compensation tied to technical depth, clearance level, and mission impact.

Total Rewards Include:

• Competitive base salary
• Quarterly performance bonuses
• Equity participation within the first 12 months
• Unlimited PTO + 11 paid company holidays
• Professional development in a high-growth, mission-driven environment
• Weekly in-office catering at HQ

Benefits:

• 401(k) plan (no current employer match, but under consideration)
• PPO, HSA, and TRICARE Supplement medical options
• Above-market HSA contributions
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options
• Dental and vision plans above national averages
• Employer-paid life insurance (1× salary)
• Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Up to $300/month in tax-advantaged commuter benefits

Torch.AI is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a team that reflects the mission we serve.