DevOps Engineer

Be Challenged and Make a Difference    In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture. Required Qualifications:

Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience). Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience

Experience developing and supporting custom, in-house applications using modern programming languages and frameworks.

Expertise in AI, generative AI, and orchestration across multiple models and modalities, including reasoning, perception, memory, and tool execution.

Experience implementing temporal, spatial, geographic, quantitative, and computer vision AI capabilities.

Proficiency in named entity recognition (NER), contextual entity extraction and resolution, multi-step retrieval, and structured output generation with traceable source citations.

Experience designing and optimizing automated ETL pipelines, including complex data parsing, scheduling, and schema-aligned ingestion and normalization of structured and unstructured data.

Experience integrating and orchestrating vector, graph, and relational databases, with knowledge of Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), data provenance, and end-to-end lineage tracking.

Experience supporting air-gapped, hybrid, and on-premises environments, including locally hosted GPU servers, hyperconverged nodes, and multitenant Cross Domain Solutions (CDS).

Proficiency in container orchestration and distributed systems management using Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience developing user interfaces, backend services, and middleware using technologies such as TypeScript, React, Python, FastAPI, LanceDB, Lance Graph, PostgreSQL, and Temporal.io.

Experience integrating reasoning components, retrieval systems, databases, and AI/GenAI services into enterprise applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience implementing DevSecOps and secure software delivery practices.

Experience supporting machine learning workflows, MLOps platforms, or AI/ML infrastructure.

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.

Experience with source control platforms such as Git, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms.

Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams.

Relevant industry certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Security, or DevOps certifications).

Benefits          Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents          100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents          100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance          100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents          401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting          Competitive Pay          Generous paid leave and holiday package          Tuition and training reimbursement          Life and AD&D Insurance About AnaVation  AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.     If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!    AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.