Devops Engineer - Federal

Owns end-to-end technical lifecycle of mission-critical federal deployments, ensures compliance with security controls, contributes to core codebase, and shapes product direction from field learnings. Requires 2+ years software engineering experience and federal compliance expertise.

About the job

Core Responsibilities

Architect, own, and maintain end-to-end technical lifecycle of complex, mission-critical federal enterprise deployments.
Work directly with customer engineering and GTM teams to define deployment scope and ensure compliance with security controls and federal regulations.
Provide technical depth on strategic deployments as the trusted expert on deployment, security, and platform architecture.
Contribute directly to the core product codebase to improve deployability, operability, and reliability.
Translate field learnings and customer pain points into actionable product direction.
Build product extensions, integrations, and automation using Cognition’s APIs.
Serve as the key technical link between Federal team and core infrastructure engineering.
Handle escalated technical issues with deep debugging and systems analysis.

Requirements

Strong engineering foundation with proven ability to build, debug, and maintain complex, distributed systems.
2+ years of experience as a software engineer.
Experience working within the government or in a government-focused company.
Direct experience implementing compliance and security controls for federal or highly regulated environments.
Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or similar; comfort navigating unfamiliar codebases.
Track record of pursuing excellence at high levels.
Operated cross-functionally.