Cloud & DevOps Engineer

About the role

MetaPhase is seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer to support a federal learning management system, working across AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, application code, and production operations. This is not a passive support role; you will build, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve a production system using ChallengeAI by MetaPhase, our proprietary AI platform that accelerates development, testing, documentation, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve AWS cloud operations including deployment, configuration, monitoring, security, logging, backup, and cost management
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions workflows, deployment scripts, rollback procedures, and operational runbooks
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot application functionality across the React/TypeScript/PostgreSQL stack
• Monitor application health, performance, errors, uptime, logs, and security events and resolve issues before users feel them
• Use ChallengeAI by MetaPhase daily to accelerate development, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and operational workflows
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide occasional after-hours support for production incidents and releases
• Support code reviews, pull requests, and release coordination in a GitHub-based development workflow

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of experience in software development, DevOps, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or production application support
• Hands-on experience building, deploying, or supporting modern web applications in a cloud environment
• Working knowledge of AWS including compute, networking, IAM, storage, monitoring, logging, and security fundamentals
• Experience with Git, GitHub, and CI/CD concepts
• Ability to debug across application, database, cloud, and deployment layers and connect the dots rather than focus on a single layer
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI-native development and curiosity about how generative AI changes engineering workflows
• Must be located in the Washington, DC metro area and available to work from MetaPhase headquarters in Reston, Virginia four days a week. U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must be eligible for Public Trust clearance and DHS Entry on Duty (EOD)

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in related field; equivalent experience will be considered
• Clearance Level: Existing or eligibility to obtain a Public Trust and/or DHS suitability clearance
• DHS EOD (Entry on Duty) required to begin employment

Skills

• AWS certification such as Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate, or active pursuit of one
• Experience with React, TypeScript, or JavaScript; front-end coding chops at any level are a plus
• Familiarity with FedRAMP-aligned cloud environments or federal government IT systems
• A GitHub profile, portfolio, personal project, or demo that shows you build and ship real things outside of work
• Experience with learning management systems, SaaS platforms, or public-facing web applications
• Background in DevSecOps, SRE practices, or infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation

Benefits

MetaPhase offers a competitive compensation package, including a reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $90,000 - $100,000. Additional benefits may include:

• Flexible work schedule
• Hybrid remote work option
• Competitive health and wellness benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee recognition programs
• Community involvement initiatives

Pay

$90,000 - $100,000 annually

Schedule

Hybrid remote work option

Benefits

Competitive health and wellness benefits, professional development opportunities, employee recognition programs, and community involvement initiatives