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Striveworks

Senior DevOps Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)

Northern Virginia, Virginia, United States
Salary
$185,000 - $230,000 /year
Level
Senior
Work type
Hybrid · Northern Virginia

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Open. First seen 2 October 2026.

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About the role

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“In 36 months, agentic AI systems will be an operating reality across major institutions. We intend to be central to it.” — Dr. Jim Rebesco, Cofounder and CEO, Striveworks

The government’s demand for AI is growing far faster than the systems required to support it. Fewer than 15% of federal AI programs have reached sustained production, despite billions of dollars invested. The models perform in testing, but they degrade in the real world. And when performance drops, trust goes with it.

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Striveworks was built to solve that problem.

What you’ll build

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Since 2018, we have delivered the most trusted AI systems operating in real-world use cases—providing a layer of assurance underneath hundreds of deployed models that monitors performance, manages drift, and sustains systems long after they leave the lab.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you are where the platform meets the mission. Our systems stay online and reliable in the field because of what you build, automate, and maintain. Working across teams, you’ll define what needs to be built; you’ll then deploy it and keep it running across commercial, unclassified, CUI, and classified DOD networks. When there’s a problem without an owner, you take responsibility for it. New technologies are yours to explore, and the engineers behind you will learn from watching you work.

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What it’s like here

We lead with trust, treat each other with respect, and use candor consistently, kindly, and constructively. We care deeply about our work, and we find genuine satisfaction in doing it well. Above all, we take ownership—because we feel the weight of collective results personally. We are looking for people who share these values and are eager to put them into practice.

What we’re looking for

6+ years of direct, hands-on experience in:

  • Python and/or Golang programming, or other general purpose programming languages
  • Microservices deployment in Kubernetes
  • Diagnosing and resolving issues within containerized environments
  • Helm Chart and Kustomizations development/deployment
  • Automation and IaC
  • Cloud infrastructure
  • Managing and troubleshooting Linux systems
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance and US citizenship, as well as eligibility and willingness to undergo a Counterintelligence (CI) Scope Polygraph if required

The following isn’t required, but we’d love to see it:

  • Familiarity with DOD networking, tools, infrastructure, security requirements, and policies
  • Proficiency with US federal information system security policies, including STIGs, NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 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 CNCF projects
  • Experience with NAS and SAN technologies
  • Experience working in a SCIF
  • Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native applications and services in DDIL environments

This position follows a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site support at customer locations in the Northern Virginia area, with up to 10% travel.

Compensation

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $185,000–$230,000/year. Striveworks’ total compensation package includes a competitive base salary, equity grants, and cash bonuses.

Benefits include:

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  • 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

Ready to build systems that work for a mission that matters? Let’s talk.

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 People Operations at hr@striveworks.us.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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Striveworks is a participating employer in the E-Verify program.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

TypeScript

Rare in Striveworks's other 27 open postings.

Standard for DevOps / SRE / cloud roles

CI/CD · Linux

Common in DevOps / SRE / cloud postings at any company.

In most of Striveworks's ads

Kubernetes · Python

Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.

59% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Striveworks's standard text, folded away below.

Compared with Striveworks's other open jobs.

The team: DevOps

This role is one of 4 open in DevOps.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

CI/CD (4 of 4), Golang (4 of 4), Kubernetes (4 of 4), Linux (4 of 4), Python (4 of 4), AWS (3 of 4), Azure (3 of 4)

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