DevOps Engineer

Dev Sec Ops  / Platform Engineer

Arlington, VA — Full Time

The defense market is surging, but the data that drives it hasn’t kept up. Companies, government, and investors are forced to perform heavily manual processes and piece together hundreds of disparate sources to make decisions. Obviant is building a data source of truth and AI tools for defense acquisition to solve this. We fuse information from thousands of sources – structured + unstructured – to provide a cohesive picture of budget, programs, the organizations running them, and much more.

Whether it’s a company navigating GTM or a program manager developing capabilities, we’re providing all sides with the intelligence they need to execute effectively. We’re growing fast and backed by top funds and DoD/national security veterans.

We believe that public sector mission sets matter above anything else. If you feel the same way, we’d love for you to join us.

As a Dev Sec Ops  / Platform Engineer at Obviant
, you will build and operate the foundational systems that power our data ingestion pipelines, application infrastructure, and secure deployment environments. You'll work across cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, container orchestration, and security automation to ensure our platform is reliable, scalable, and compliant with the needs of defense users.

This is a hands‑on role with deep ownership. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, data, and product teams to develop the infrastructure that supports fast iteration, an expanding feature surface, and mission‑critical workflows for government stakeholders.

We move fast, simplify complexity, and build systems that scale.

• Design, implement, and operate secure, cloud‑native infrastructure that powers Obviant’s core platform

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that enable high‑velocity, high‑reliability shipping across teams

• Work with containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes) to automate deployments and manage environments

• Develop Infrastructure‑as‑Code frameworks to standardize and scale system provisioning

• Implement and uphold Dev Sec Ops  best practices—hardening images, managing vulnerabilities, and automating security controls

• Collaborate with full‑stack engineers and data teams to support ingestion pipelines, new product workflows, and user‑facing features

• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues in real time, identify root causes, and drive long‑term improvements to reliability and performance

• Participate in research and development to improve automation, observability, build tooling, and operational efficiency

• Contribute directly to how government technology is built and delivered by shaping infrastructure strategy end‑to‑end

• 3+ years of experience operating cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred; GCP/Azure welcome)

• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, Helm, etc.)

• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, Cloud Formation, etc.)

• Hands‑on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

• Understanding of container/image hardening and vulnerability management

• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Typescript, Go, etc…)

• Experience debugging distributed systems and automating workflows

• Strong communication skills—clear, concise, and collaborative

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, move quickly, and drive outcomes with high ownership

• Passion for national security and mission‑driven work

• Comfortable with the pace and expectations of a fast‑growing startup

Bonus:

• Experience supporting government or regulated environments

• Exposure to IL4/IL5, compliance frameworks, or security accreditation processes

• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)

• AWS Solutions Architect certification

• Experience with multi‑cloud networking and container hardening

• Active or ability to obtain a security clearance

• You care about government & are mission‑oriented - Our work is important, and is critical to improving a system that impacts us all.
• Perseverance and endurance - Hard problems are worth solving, and solving them can take a long time. There is no such thing as exhausting all options, it’s just time…