3 months ago
Base Salary
$120k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and improve the platform that deploys and operates customer environments.
- Develop infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Zarf, Big Bang, Packer, and related tooling.
- Improve Kubernetes platforms and surrounding systems.
- Build deployment automation that reduces risk and manual work.
- Design, implement, and troubleshoot platform capabilities collaboratively with other engineers.
- Write automated tests for infrastructure and deployment workflows.
- Improve observability, reliability, security, and recoverability.
- Document system rationale and operational practices.
- Continuously improve platform operations through incremental changes and incident follow-up.
Requirements
- Comfort working across Kubernetes, Linux, networking fundamentals, Git, GitLab CI, infrastructure as code, Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Zarf, containers, PKI, certificate management, secrets management, observability, infrastructure testing, and distributed-systems troubleshooting.
- Ability to learn quickly and become productive in unfamiliar systems.
- Ability to collaborate, explain technical reasoning and tradeoffs, validate work, and communicate clearly.
- Commitment to automation, small batches, incremental improvement, and team ownership.
Benefits
- Full-time regular employees receive pay within the listed range plus bonus, benefits, and equity.
- Temporary employees receive pay within the listed range plus a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days of employment.
- Offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check.
- Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
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About Shield AI
Shield AI builds autonomous systems for military and national security customers, combining its Hivemind autonomy software with V-BAT and X-BAT unmanned aircraft and Aechelon simulation technologies. The privately held company sells hardware, software, and related services to U.S. and allied defense agencies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, it operates across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, and its technology is used in operational deployments.