{"id":3545252,"url":"https://alion.io/job/the-aerospace-corporation-senior-dev-sec-opsai-ops-engineer","title":"Senior Dev Sec Ops/AI Ops Engineer","company":{"id":58420,"name":"The Aerospace Corporation","domain":"aerospace.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/the-aerospace-corporation","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":79,"open_postings":61,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.82,"repost_share":0.033,"time_to_fill_p50_days":31,"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"}},"role":"AI/ML","role_family":"AI/ML","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["El Segundo, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":107000,"max":202800,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":202800},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agentic Workflows","optional":false},{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"AIOps","optional":false},{"name":"ArgoCD","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"Chaos Engineering","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Claude Code","optional":false},{"name":"CloudFormation","optional":false},{"name":"Docker","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"GitHub Actions","optional":false},{"name":"GitLab CI","optional":false},{"name":"Go","optional":false},{"name":"Grafana","optional":false},{"name":"IAM","optional":false},{"name":"Jenkins","optional":false},{"name":"Jira","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"Least Privilege","optional":false},{"name":"Model Context Protocol","optional":false},{"name":"Platform Engineering","optional":false},{"name":"Prometheus","optional":false},{"name":"Prompt Caching","optional":false},{"name":"Pulumi","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Quantization","optional":false},{"name":"RAG","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"Self-Healing","optional":false},{"name":"SLI/SLO/SLA","optional":false},{"name":"SOAP","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"Terraform","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T20:33:38Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T00:26:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.\nAt Aerospace, we are reimagining how we operate and deliver values to our customers using AI. It is an exciting time to join and help us shape our future. We are looking for a Senior DevSecOps/AIOps Engineer to help us build and manage the next generation of AI enabled Web and mobile agentic applications. You will work with a small team of bright and experienced software developers and cloud engineers to push the boundaries of Agentic operations supporting AI-native web and mobile solutions. The selected candidate will have a broad knowledge of agentic software development lifecycle, cloud infrastructure automation and will efficiently work with other software developers, security engineers, business analysts, stakeholders, and management to ensure reliable, secured, resilient software releases and operations.\nThe selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in El Segundo, CA.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing\nDesigning, building, and maintaining continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment/testing (CI/CD/CT) pipelines\nIntegrating security controls into the deployment pipeline\nDesigning, deploying, and maintaining scalable multi-cloud DevSecOps platform\nDesign, build, and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment workflows\nProvisioning and managing cloud and on-premises infrastructure using code templates\nBuilding centralized logging, tracing, and metrics pipelines\nTracking system performance, logs, and up time to catch and fix issues\nManaging and scaling AI-native applications using Docker and Kubernetes.\nPerforming root cause analysis for production incidents, and providing tier-2 or tier-3 supports\nImplementing automation to reduce MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery) and enabling self-healing and improving overall system resilience.\nBuild and improve CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD) to accelerate deployment velocity\nApplying standard security best practices (secrets management, least-privilege IAM, dependency scanning) as part of normal DevOps workflows - without owning deep security architecture.\nGuiding and mentoring junior engineers \nWhat You Need to be Successful\nMinimum Requirements for Solutions Staff III:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field\n5-8 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering, including at least 2 years focused on AI/ML infrastructure or AIOps\nDemonstrated production experience with at least two major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP)\nStrong proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation)\nProduction experience managing Kubernetes, including scaling, networking, and workload scheduling\nProficiency in at least one scripting/systems language (Python, Go, or similar) for automation and tooling development\nFamiliarity with AI-enabled application development, including RAG, MCP, Agents, LLMs, and AI Gateway architectures\nExperience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar)\nExperience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or equivalent)\nExperience with APIs and web services (REST, SOAP)\nProficiency with Jira, Git, and AI-enabled IDEs (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode)\nExcellent troubleshooting skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving system issues\nStrong ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and tools\nDemonstrated commitment to continuous learning and knowledge-sharing with peers\nThis position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.\nIn addition to the above, the minimum requirements for Solutions Developer Staff IV include:\n8-10 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering, including at least 2 years focused on AI/ML infrastructure or AIOps\nWorking knowledge of Agile development practices and test automation\nHow You Can Stand Out\nIt would be impressive if you have one or more of these:\n Master’s degree in computer science or related field\nA continuous improvement mindset - never satisfied with the status quo and always seeking better ways to design, build, and deliver solutions\nExperience implementing SLOs/SLIs, error budgets, and chaos engineering practices to proactively strengthen system resilience\nHands-on experience with agentic workflow design and implementation\nExperience deploying AI-enabled applications using RAG, MCP, Agents, LLMs, and AI Gateway architecture\nStrong foundation in software architecture and design patterns\nExperience deploying and scaling large language models, including quantization, batching, prompt caching, token optimization, and vector database integration\nFamiliarity with a range of database technologies - SQL, NoSQL, Vector DBs, and Graph DBs\nExperience with workflow automation engines such as Camunda\nRelevant industry certifications (e.g., cloud, Kubernetes, or security credentials)\nWe offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills.\n(Min - Max)\n$107,000.00 - $202,800.00Pay Basis: AnnualLeadership Competencies\nOur leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:\nOperate Strategically\nLead Change \nEngage with Impact \nFoster Innovation \nDeliver Results \nWays We Reward Our Employees\nDuring your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.\nBenefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:\nComprehensive health care and wellness plans\n\nPaid holidays, sick time, and vacation\n\nStandard and alternate work schedules, including telework options\n\n401(k) Plan - Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire\n\nFlexible spending accounts\n\nVariable pay program for exceptional contributions\n\nRelocation assistance\n\nProfessional growth and development programs to help advance your career\n\nEducation assistance programs\n\nAn inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect\n\nWe are all unique, from various backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other-the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.\nEqual Opportunity Commitment\nThe Aerospace Corporation is an equal opportunityemployer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information,marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at  . 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