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# DevOps Engineer II

- **Company:** CLEAREDGE, LLC
- **Location:** Jessup, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Audit Trail, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, TypeScript, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, ReactJS, Layered Systems, Build Management, Containerization, AI Platforms, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, Software Version Control
- **Published:** July 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9059096/devops-engineer-ii

## About the Role

* Experienced with Infrastructure-as-Code practices and tooling
 * Skilled in containerized and orchestrated deployments, and comfortable in Linux environments
 * Fluent with AI-native IDEs and comfortable using them as your default way of working
 * Strong in version control habits
 * Comfortable working in hybrid (on-prem/cloud) and air-gapped environments
 * Familiar with deploying and operating apps in the TypeScript/Python/React ecosystem
 * Capable of automating deployment and configuration management processes, using both deterministic scripting and AI-assisted/agentic tools
 * Experienced troubleshooting deployment and infrastructure issues
 * Comfortable scripting in Python or TypeScript, with tech like Postgres, RAG, and vector stores, * Active TS/SCI with Poly clearance; U.S. citizenship
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (4 years of experience may substitute)
 * 2-5 years of experience as a DevOps or Software Engineer
 * Fluency with AI-native IDEs
 * Strong version control habits
 * Practical depth in hybrid deployment (on-prem and cloud), including air-gapped deployment, containers, Linux, and CI/CD
 * Experience with layered systems and how apps get deployed - language secondary; scripting/automation often in Python or TypeScript, using tech like Postgres, RAG, and vector stores
 * Familiarity with deploying/operating apps in the TypeScript/Python/React ecosystem
 * Understands how to deploy and operate identity/RBAC, audit logging, encryption, and observability in production systems
 * Implements pipelines and promotion paths; debugs and remediates with tools and automation
 * Understands how to automate complex processes with deterministic and non-deterministic tools
 * Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and/or Packer

Nice to Have:

 * Systems administration background or SSP accreditation experience
 * Infrastructure as Code experience at production scale
 * Production observability stack experience
 * Experience supporting RMF/ATO (hardening baselines, control evidence, vulnerability remediation)
 * Experience with physical security or facility accreditation practices, such as ICD 705 or similar frameworks
 * Familiarity with tools used by security and compliance teams

## Description

Join ClearEdge as a DevOps Engineer, where you will build, package, promote, and operate the infrastructure behind one of our core AI-enabled products including CI/CD, containers, hardening, and both hybrid (on-prem/cloud) and air-gapped deployment paths, supporting AI services and application platforms built with tech like Postgres, RAG, and vector stores. Delivery is AI-assisted, and you own the pipelines, automation, and outcomes., * Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions

 * Automate configuration management and deployment processes
 * Deploy and manage containerized applications within orchestration environments
 * Support secure system builds and hardened infrastructure baselines
 * Deploy and operate identity/RBAC, audit logging, encryption, and observability in production systems
 * Collaborate with system administrators, engineers, and security teams
 * Troubleshoot deployment, orchestration, and infrastructure issues
 * Support documentation and security accreditation activities
 * Support development efforts in Python or TypeScript as needed


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