SIXGEN’s mission is to deliver agile, mission-ready cybersecurity solutions that empower government and critical infrastructure organizations to stay ahead of advanced cyber threats. We combine innovation, deep expertise, and cutting-edge capabilities to uncover vulnerabilities, protect vital systems, and ensure operational superiority in an ever-evolving digital landscape. POSITION OVERVIEW Position: Platform DevOps Engineer Job Type: Full Time Location: Columbia, MD Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI, CI Poly Salary : Senior $215K SME $240K WHAT YOU’LL DO SIXGEN is actively seeking candidates to be part of a team that supports the United States Cyber Command (USCC). Our team is standing up USCYBERCOM’s AI Enterprise capability — the central hub that mission teams turn to when they want to move an AI solution from prototype to a secure, governed, enterprise-scale service. As a Senior Platform / DevOps Engineer on this team, you will build and run the infrastructure, pipelines, and control-plane guardrails that let the command adopt AI safely and at scale, with significant, visible impact on the mission of the USCC. What You'll Be Doing: Provide embedded operations support, capability integration, and rapid prototyping for AI-enabled tools in support of our customer. Design, implement, and maintain robust infrastructure for enterprise AI applications in cloud environments (AWS, Microsoft Azure) and on-prem/air-gapped/classified environments. Develop and optimize engineering workflows and processes to support AI model and agent development, deployment, and maintenance. Architect and manage CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and continuous delivery of AI models, agents, and applications. Implement and manage containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker and Kubernetes, and build and maintain control-plane guardrails — identity, policy enforcement, approvals, audit/logging, and observability. Ensure efficient AI mo
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SIXGEN’s mission is to deliver agile, mission-ready cybersecurity solutions that empower government and critical infrastructure organizations to stay ahead of advanced cyber threats. We combine innovation, deep expertise, and cutting-edge capabilities to uncover vulnerabilities, protect vital systems, and ensure operational superiority in an ever-evolving digital landscape. POSITION OVERVIEW Position: Systems Engineer Job Type: Full-time Location: Columbia, MD Clearance Requirements: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required (U.S. Citizen Only) Work Schedule: 5 days per week onsite Experience: 10+ WHAT YOU'LL DO We are seeking a Systems Engineer with a diverse set of technical skills and the ability to adapt to unique mission requirements. The selected candidate will support projects focused on developing and implementing next-generation IT tools, systems, and capabilities while providing te
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QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or a related discipline (four years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree); Active CISSP, CASP+ CE, or CSSLP certification (minimum DoD 8570 IASAE Level II certification)
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SixGen, Inc.
SIXGEN supports cyber and intelligence missions by serving government and commercial organizations as they overcome global cybersecurity challenges. Our highly skilled operators conduct research and assessments based on real-world threats. We simulate adversaries and malicious actors to report details and actionable findings on critical assets and infrastructures. Our program planners advise mission owners to bring rapid solutions to intelligence mission leaders. Using innovative processes, tools, and techniques, we predict and overcome cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Our successes are supported by our diverse team of experienced, technical talent.
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