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The Operations Engineer (Starshield Products) joins a team focused on operating and deploying AI capabilities, including models, APIs, and integrations, for U.S. federal agencies. You will own the end-to-end cycle of service reliability, ensuring the health and stability of integrations between frontier AI models like the Grok family and government systems. Daily responsibilities include responding to automated alerts, troubleshooting complex issues, addressing technical debt, and building observability tools like metrics and monitors. You will use Python, cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes. The role requires translating ambiguous stakeholder needs into technical solutions within regulated government technology environments. You must maintain high-uptime production systems while ensuring AI models remain useful for missions while upholding transparency and ethical standards.
Python
Large Language Models
Generative AI
Agentic Systems
AWS
GCP
Azure
Docker
Kubernetes
APIs
SDKs
AI Safety
Red-teaming
API Orchestration
Production-grade Code