AI DevOps Engineer
US$129,000 – US$180,000 / yr base salary
Posted 15 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Sr. AI DevOps Engineer”
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- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$129,000 – US$180,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyComputer Science, Information Technology (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Location: Rockville, MDTravel: Possibly across USRequired Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust**
Job Type:** Full TimeRequired Education: Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field is preferredRequired Experience: 10 years of relevant experience Degrees may be substituted for years of experience: 8 years of experience
Description
PingWind is seeking a Senior AI DevOps Engineer with a strong emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to join the PingWind team supporting Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning strategy in Rockville, MD. As a Senior AI DevOps Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of AHRQ applications and products. Your responsibilities will include providing application and feature development leadership, coordinating with developers, developing reusable code to enable rapid development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software and infrastructure to our stakeholders and users.
Responsibilities
• Create and support effective continuous integration pipelines
• Implement, install, upgrade, troubleshoot, and manage the configuration and maintenance of servers and networks within the client's environment
• Collaborate with various groups to manage all aspects of the systems, including but not limited to troubleshooting, configuration, DNS, hostnames, networking, Web service client configuration, VM installation / patches / upgrades, deployment, dynamic and static analysis tools, and Incident Management
• Collaborate with stakeholders and users in requirement development activities
• Provide application and feature development and infrastructure, working with the Software Architect to plan projects for the team
• Coordinate with Developers and DBAs during development, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of applications
• Participate in Agile scrum ceremonies to facilitate development and hold team accountable to product roadmap
• Develop reusable code to automate processes and enable rapid development
• Write clean, efficient, and scalable code following best practices
• Monitor infrastructure and application performance
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to standards
• Implement security and data protection measures
• Document technical specifications and development processes
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends
• Provide cross training and mentorship for the team on industry standards and best practices