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DevOps Engineer

CornerstoneX, LLC

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Remote
Dept of Homeland Security Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$140,000 - $180,000

Job Description

DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote / Hybrid (U.S. based required)​
Job Type: Full-Time Public Sector / Government Contract Role​
Experience Level: Mid to Senior
Security Clearance: Active CBP (Customs and Border Protection) Security Clearance Required
Travel: Occasional travel to Washington DC may be required

About Us
CornerstoneX is a scaling technology company building the future of intelligent digital beings. As
we continue to expand our globally recognized AI-powered metahuman platform, we’re shaping
how people interact with technology through lifelike 3D avatars, generative AI, and real-time
engagement. Our innovative solutions are already driving impact across industry verticals and
enterprise clients.

Overview
We’re seeking a DevOps Engineer who combines strong technical skills, hands-on coding
expertise, and product ownership to assist with the development of an Agentic AI Metahuman
platform deployed in secure, public-sector environments.

This role is ideal for someone who can assist with architecture and maintaining secure, scalable
cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, and thrive in a fast-moving, B2B release
environment. You will work closely with product, security, and stakeholders to deliver compliant,
scalable, and mission-critical AI systems.

Responsibilities
Technical Skills & Hands-On Development
●​ Design and implement scalable, secure cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform
(GCP)
●​ Automate deployment pipelines for frequent B2B SaaS releases
●​ Define and enforce infrastructure-as-code practices (e.g. Terraform, Pulumi)
●​ Own CI/CD, monitoring, alerting, logging, and incident response systems
●​ Ensure system availability, performance, and compliance with uptime and data security
standards
●​ Ensure high standards for code quality, testing, observability, and performance
, ●​ Make pragmatic technical decisions balancing speed, quality, and compliance

Team Management & Execution
●​ Collaborate with engineering teams to support rapid product iteration at scale
●​ Run Agile/Scrum ceremonies (planning, standups, retrospectives)
●​ Assign work, unblock engineers, and ensure steady delivery
●​ Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

Product Ownership & Delivery
●​ Help define and refine product requirements and technical specifications
●​ Help maintain delivery artifacts such as:
○​ Sprint plans and reports
○​ Architecture and design documentation
○​ Production readiness and post-release reports
●​ Track progress and communicate clearly with stakeholders

Security, Compliance & Public Sector Readiness
●​ Ensure systems meet public sector security and compliance requirements
●​ Support or lead compliance audits (e.g. FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
●​ Implement security best practices across services, data pipelines, and AI endpoints
●​ Build systems with security-by-design principles

Required Qualifications
●​ 7+ years of DevOps or cloud infrastructure experience
●​ 2+ years in a technical or engineering management role
●​ Active CBP (Customs and Border Protection) Security Clearance Required
●​ Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) — IAM, GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub,
Firestore, etc.
●​ Strong proficiency in IaC (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi) and container orchestration (e.g.,
Kubernetes)
●​ Proven experience supporting secure, high-availability systems in production
●​ Familiarity with secrets management, identity and access controls, network
segmentation, and VPCs
●​ Strong background in CI/CD for rapid B2B product releases (GitHub Actions, GitLab,
etc.)
●​ Solid grounding in infrastructure security and compliance frameworks
●​ Excellent communication skills and the ability to work autonomously

Preferred Qualifications
●​ Experience with US federal compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53)
●​ Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure (LLM inference, TTS/STT APIs, GPU orchestration)
●​ Experience supporting real-time systems, streaming pipelines, or interactive avatars
●​ Background in incident response and SOC processes

What Success Looks Like
●​ A motivated, high-performing engineering team delivering consistently
●​ A stable, scalable, and compliant Agentic AI Metahuman platform in production
●​ Clear roadmaps, predictable delivery, and strong stakeholder trust
●​ AI systems that are not just impressive but reliable, secure, and mission-ready

Why Join Us?
●​ Help define the infrastructure for a category-defining AI product
●​ Lead security and ops practices at a critical stage of growth
●​ Work closely with founders and shape DevOps culture
●​ Competitive salary and full remote flexibility
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