DevOps Lead at Leidos managing platform engineering, SRE, and application security functions. Driving operational excellence and ensuring scalability for federal government applications.
About the role
- Forward Deployed Engineer embedding with a strategic customer for AI solutions. Drive technical delivery and customer engagement as part of Lambda's SRE team in Seattle.
Responsibilities
- Embed on-site with a named strategic customer, becoming an extension of their team
- Act as the primary technical liaison between Lambda and the customer organization
- Navigate ambiguous requirements to identify root problems and define clear technical solutions
- Drive alignment across internal Lambda teams and customer stakeholders
- Scope, sequence, and build full-stack solutions that deliver measurable business value
- Design and implement infrastructure optimizations for AI/ML workloads at scale
- Debug complex distributed systems issues across the infrastructure stack
- Ship iteratively and learn fast, adjusting approach based on customer feedback and results
- Identify reusable patterns from customer engagements that can scale across Lambda's customer base
- Surface field intelligence that influences Lambda's product roadmap
- Document and share learnings to elevate the capabilities of the broader team
- Represent Lambda with executive presence in high-stakes customer interactions
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in a SRE, software engineer, or similar role, with a deep knowledge of running Linux clusters and systems
- Strong programming skills in Go and Python; experience with GitOps (e.g., ArgoCD), Helm, and Kubernetes operators
- Proven experience operating Kubernetes clusters in production environments (on-prem, EKS, GKE, or similar)
- Hands-on experience with AI/ML workload management tools (Volcano, Kubeflow, or similar)
- Can work either independently with limited direction or as part of a team
- Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, FluentBit, and CI/CD pipelines
- Proven experience provisioning Kubernetes using tools such as kubeadm, Cluster API, or similar
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical complexity for diverse audiences
- Executive presence and ability to represent Lambda in customer-facing situations
- Comfort operating in ambiguous environments with competing priorities
- Strong bias for action and shipping iteratively
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles
- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
- Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use
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