DEVOPS ENGINEER

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes. Full-Time. Shift: 1st. Relocation: No relocation assistance available. Virtual/Telework Opportunity: Yes – occasional or hybrid telework available. Travel Requirement: Yes, 10%-25% of the time. Clearance Required: No - Clearance not required to start. HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia and the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. The Role Design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software. Set operational specifications, and formulate and analyze software requirements. May design embedded systems software. We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our Data Science team and help build and maintain the infrastructure that powers machine learning solutions. In this role, you will design and implement robust DevOps practices tailored for ML Ops workflows, enabling seamless integration, deployment, and monitoring of machine learning models in production environments. You will work closely with data scientists and ML engineers to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient operations across the ML lifecycle. Responsibilities Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for ML applications. Automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration using modern DevOps tools. Implementing containerization and orchestration for ML workloads. Ensuring system reliability, security, and compliance in ML Ops environments. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize deployment and monitoring processes. Must Have Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 3 years of relevant professional experience; Ph.D. and 0 years of experience. Associate's Degree or formal 2-year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience. Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience. High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience. High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience. A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree. Strong proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps). Hands‑on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible). Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack). Solid understanding of version control systems (Git). Nice to Have Experience supporting ML Ops workflows and machine learning deployments. Familiarity with ML Ops tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow). Knowledge of security best practices for ML and cloud environments. Experience with large‑scale data processing systems (Spark, Hadoop). Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash). Contributions to open‑source DevOps or ML Ops projects. Ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional environment. Why HII HII builds the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space, and cyber. The company values ethics and puts people’s safety and well‑being first. Competitive benefits and continual career growth opportunities are available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions. Do You Need Assistance? If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to View email address on click.appcast.io‑co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Additionally, you may also call View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance. Press #2 for Newport News Shipbuilding. #J-18808-Ljbffr