Niyam IT

DevOps/MLOps Engineer

Niyam IT

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: AshburnVirginiaUnited States

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About the role

  • Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and delivery of both application code and AI/ML models across development, testing, and production environments.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to ensure consistency, scalability, and repeatability.
  • Manage and optimize cloud-based environments, leveraging platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP to support high availability, fault tolerance, and cost efficiency.
  • Implement and manage containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) to support scalable, portable, and resilient application and model deployments.
  • Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using centralized logging, metrics, and alerting tools; proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and system issues.
  • Ensure seamless integration and promotion of code and models across development, testing, staging, and production environments through automated workflows and release management processes.
  • Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to operationalize machine learning models, enabling versioning, reproducibility, and continuous model delivery through MLOps best practices.
  • Implement and enforce security best practices across the DevOps lifecycle, including secure configurations, vulnerability management, and compliance with federal security standards.
  • Support system reliability engineering (SRE) practices, including incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of system resilience.
  • Document infrastructure, pipelines, and operational procedures to support maintainability, auditability, and compliance with federal standards and accreditation requirements.

Requirements

  • US Citizenship with ability to obtain a Public Trust.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), MLOps, or a related field supporting enterprise or mission-critical systems.
  • Hands-on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or similar.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar).
  • Familiarity with supporting AI/ML workflows and implementing MLOps practices is highly preferred.
  • Understanding of security best practices and experience working within regulated or federal environments (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP) is preferred.
  • Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
  • Local to Ashburn, VA and available to work onsite as needed.
Benefits
  • Flexible Work Hours : Life doesn’t always fit into a 9-to-5 schedule. We offer flexibility to help you manage your work-life balance effectively.
  • Remote Work : Niyam understands the value of flexibility. We offer remote work.
  • Career Growth : Niyam is not just a job; it’s a career journey. We provide a supportive environment for your professional development and offer fully paid opportunities for training and advancement within the company.
  • Great People : Our people are the blueprint of who Niyam is to the industry and community.
  • Great Environment : Niyam fosters a great environment where innovation, collaboration, and personal growth thrive.
  • Diversity & Inclusion : We believe in the strength of diverse perspectives. Your unique ideas are welcomed and celebrated every day at Niyam.
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Hard Skills & Tools
CI/CD pipelinesInfrastructure as Code (IaC)cloud platformscontainerizationorchestrationmonitoring toolsMLOpssecurity best practicesSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)problem-solving
Soft Skills
troubleshootingcommunicationcollaboration