About the Role
We’re seeking an Engineering Operations Lead to own and evolve our internal engineering tools, infrastructure, and deployment processes. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on optimizing how our engineers build, test, and ship software. You’ll design and maintain scalable CI/CD systems, automate cloud deployments, integrate security throughout the pipeline, and ensure a consistent, reliable development lifecycle.
This position is ideal for someone who thrives in high-performance environments, balances strategic thinking with deep technical execution, and can build a world-class developer experience from the ground up.
Responsibilities
• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines for diverse environments—Linux, Windows, Docker, Python, ROS2, and full-stack applications.
• Automate build, test, and deployment workflows across environments to maximize reliability and velocity.
• Integrate security automation and continuous validation throughout the development pipeline.
• Provision and manage development/test environments, ensuring performance, consistency, and cost-efficiency.
• Version and maintain software packages and dependencies across systems.
• Automate cloud infrastructure (using COTS or custom solutions) for deployment and scalability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to troubleshoot and optimize infrastructure and DevOps workflows.
• Establish key metrics for uptime, deployment frequency, and change lead time.
• Implement SRE best practices for monitoring, alerting, and incident management.
• Document all processes and maintain clear operational runbooks for reliability and knowledge transfer.
• Stay current on emerging DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud technologies.
• This role will evolve into a people management position as the team scales.
Qualifications
• Proven experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Engineering Operations with a strong focus on CI/CD automation.
• Deep knowledge of DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Terraform, Puppet, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficient scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Expertise with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and frameworks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to deliver results independently, at a high pace, with minimal oversight.
• Must be willing and eligible to work on applications for the U.S. Department of Defense
What You’ll Bring
• Strategic and technical leadership with a hands-on mindset.
• Strong automation instincts—you can build deployment pipelines “in your sleep.”
• Deep operational excellence with a focus on speed, stability, and security.
• A builder’s mentality—balancing scale and reliability with creative engineering.
Why Join
• Lead the backbone of engineering operations for a high-impact organization.
• Shape best practices in automation, reliability, and DevSecOps.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and potential for equity.
• Fast-paced environment solving complex, mission-critical problems for U.S. defense applications.
If you’re ready to build robust engineering infrastructure and lead the systems that make innovation move faster, we’d love to meet you.
At Rethink Recruit, we bring a mix of old-school work ethic with a modern approach to recruitment. Our competitive edge comes from our niche focus on Autonomous Driving, EVs, AI, Robotics, Blockchain (FinTech), and the ability to adapt to new and emerging technologies.
For our clients - it allows them to tap into our talent pool of tens of thousands of pre-qualified, industry and skill-specific candidates with whom we have developed close working relationships over the past decade.
For our candidates - it allows them to spend less time on their job search by engaging with more industry-specific companies and more skill-specific jobs.
We believe that any agency can find marginal success by deploying a host of modern technologies and recruitment tools for outreach ($$$). Yet, what separates the good agencies from the great is how relevant their outreach is and how well they utilize their tools. We help bridge that gap by harnessing the power of modern technology to build long-standing relationships with thousands of diverse and incredibly talented people.
We care about what we do and the people we work with. Coupled with our high-level understanding of the technology and its applications, we stay at the forefront of the current market trends. So whether you are a candidate seeking a new role or a company looking to retain talent, please reach out to us, and we will look forward to working with you!
