Cognition
Devops Engineer, Federal
Washington DC · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Feb 12, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years as a software engineer.
About the job
Owns the technical lifecycle of federal enterprise deployments, collaborating with customers and improving Cognition’s product for reliable, secure operation across environments.
What you'll do
- Architect, maintain, and troubleshoot complex federal deployments and environments.
- Work with customer engineering and GTM teams to scope deployments and meet security and regulatory controls.
- Improve the core codebase and build integrations or automation based on deployment needs and customer feedback.
What they ask for
- Strong engineering foundation building, debugging, and maintaining complex distributed systems.
- Experience working as a software engineer for 2+ years.
- Experience in government or at a government-focused company, including implementing compliance and security controls for federal or highly regulated environments.
- Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or similar, and comfort navigating unfamiliar codebases.
Nice to have
- Built or contributed to software at companies known for engineering rigor.
- Experience solving ambiguous problems with autonomy.
Tools
Python, TypeScript
AI focus
The role supports deployment and operation of Cognition’s AI software platform; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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