DevOps Engineer (R6610)

Shield AI · Seattle, Washington

$125k - $200k

On-site

Full-time

Mid

X-BAT Division

Posted May 15, 2026

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AI Summary

Shield AI is seeking a DevOps Build Engineer to extend build and CI/CD infrastructure for its autonomous aircraft software (XBAT/VBAT) into classified and air-gapped environments. The role involves standing up and maintaining on-premises build hardware, supporting multi-classification deployments, and working with security teams to meet accreditation requirements, while improving developer experience and reducing build cycle times.

Job Description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Job Description:

Shield AI is building autonomous aircraft that redefine aviation. The Foundation Engineering team builds the pipelines, tools, and systems that make fast, reliable delivery of complex aircraft software possible.

As a DevOps Build Engineer, you will extend our build and delivery infrastructure for our autonomous aircraft (XBAT/VBAT) into classified environments. You will stand up and maintain physical build infrastructure and support software deployments across multiple classification levels. You will also apply DevOps best practices to improve Developer Experience (DevEx) and speed up our software engineers' development cycles.

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