Staff Engineer, HMS DevOps/DevEx (R6196)

The role

You will write automation, configure environments and build CI/CD pipelines for software development across Hivemind Solutions. The work centers on GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, Forge and Azure Gov Cloud.

What you will do

• Write, configure and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines and runner environments for C++, Python and Node.js projects.
• Build, test and deploy automated tooling integrations connecting GitLab, Jira and Confluence.
• Write custom Python or Bash extensions for the pi-gov harness, including LLM routing rules.
• Deploy, scale and configure the Forge simulation and test orchestrator in Azure Gov Cloud.
• Maintain and secure Artifactory package registries, including secure container builds and Entra ID integration.
• Help development teams migrate build systems to reproducible Nix developer environments.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, broken builds, registry access issues and configuration drift.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Practical experience building and scaling enterprise CI/CD systems, with deep expertise in GitLab CI/CD and runner infrastructure.
• Direct experience writing Bash or Python scripts and using webhooks or APIs to integrate Jira, Confluence and GitLab.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, including multi-stage builds, and package managers such as Conan, Poetry or Nix.
• Familiarity with deploying application workloads in Azure Gov Cloud or AWS.
• Experience with secure development practices, secret management and identity providers such as Active Directory or Entra ID.
• Solid Linux system administration, networking and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. SECRET security clearance.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity (full-time regular employees)
• Benefits package (full-time regular employees)
• Temporary benefits package, applicable after 60 days (temporary employees)

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• An active U.S. SECRET security clearance must be obtained and maintained.
• All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that protects service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.