percipient.ai · 15 hours ago
Senior DevOps Engineer
Reston, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expPercipient.ai is a cutting-edge company utilizing advanced research in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence to enhance national security. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to ensure mission success through effective deployment and troubleshooting of critical systems, while collaborating closely with various teams.
National DefenseArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataAnalyticsMachine LearningNational SecuritySecurity
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Utilize troubleshooting and scripting skills to improve the availability, performance, and security of Percipient.ai services
Implement automated deployments, and operational tools
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to plan and deploy product releases
Ensure services are designed with 24/7 availability and operational readiness and rigor
Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and self-healing systems
Participate in on-call rotations, driving restoration and repair of service-impacting issues
Define non-functional requirements as part of the product lifecycle to influence the new designs, standards, and methods for scalable, highly available distributed systems
Coding and automation of applications in the cloud
Qualification
Required
BS in Computer Science or related field
Ability to be onsite at the customer's facility several days a week
8+ years of Systems/Applications automation in 24/7 production services environments
Expert understanding of running a large-scale virtualized infrastructure in the cloud and on-premise
Expertise with containerizing concepts like Docker, PaaS services on AWS, and Kubernetes or equivalent technologies
Fluency with at least one current generation scripting language used by DevOps professionals such as Python, Bash, or Perl
Deep experience operating on AWS (C2S) and infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated experience in analyzing and diagnosing large-scale distributed systems and Linux systems internals (system libraries, file systems, etc.)
Experience with elastically scalable, fault tolerance and other cloud architecture patterns
Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, including tools such as Cloudformation
Experience in Linux and security triage and forensic analysis
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
US citizenship and a national security background required
Preferred
Experience working with the DoD / IC community a plus
Benefits
Substantial Equity
Unlimited Flexible Time Away (FTA)
401k Matching
90% Employee Medical Premium Coverage
65% Dependent/Family Medical Premium Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Referral Program
Lunches & Snacks
Commuter Benefits
Life Insurance
Travel Assistance
And more
Company
percipient.ai
Percipient.ai is a provider of an artificial intelligence advanced analytics platform designed to provide solutions for Intelligence.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$87.2MKey Investors
Venrock
2021-04-23Series C· $50M
2019-10-01Series B· $19.5M
2018-03-13Series A· $14.7M
Leadership Team
Raj Shah
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer
Recent News
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