DevOps Engineer
About the job
- A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is required, though an additional four years of experience may substitute for the degree.
- Fourteen years of experience in systems engineering are required.
- Experience with Git, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Linux, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and Make/build automation is required.
- Experience writing or modifying YAML-based CI/CD configurations is required.
- Experience scripting with Bash, Python, or a similar language is required.
- Experience with container image creation, tagging, registries, and container security concepts is required.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code concepts and Terraform workflows is required.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues independently and methodically is required.
- Maintain and modernize GitLab CI/CD environments, including configurations, runners, jobs, and pipelines.
- Troubleshoot failed builds and deployments and improve pipeline reliability, efficiency, and standardization.
- Maintain and modernize build systems and automate Docker image building, tagging, scanning, and publishing.
- Maintain and improve Terraform configurations used to provision AWS infrastructure.
- Automate container and software dependency vulnerability identification and support remediation efforts.
- Develop scripts and automation to reduce repetitive operational tasks.
- Troubleshoot issues across Linux, containers, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
- Maintain and administer Kubernetes/RKE2 development environments, including deployments, upgrades, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, configurations, and supporting automation.
- Document processes, configurations, and operational procedures.
About the company
Visionist provides engineering, software development and analytical services for mission-critical intelligence projects, forming cross-disciplinary teams to own project success. Its work includes integrating AI/ML into mission systems, embedding data scientists in analysis, UX and data-analysis apps, signal/cyber/exploitation analysis, and security testing and vulnerability assessment. It works on large prime contracts that offer growth and leadership opportunities while keeping a small-team feel. Visionist aims to foster long-term employee ownership through an ESOP and deliver meaningful, mission-focused outcomes for clients.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Columbia, South Carolina
Founded
2010
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Visionist opened a second Columbia office on June 16, 2026, showing headcount demand.
- A September 1, 2026 DevOps role says the mission is fully funded.
- Visionist won two contract extensions in November 2025, preserving work into 2028.
What critics are saying
- Two prime contracts depend on extensions through 2027 and 2028.
- Hiring requires U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI polygraph, shrinking the talent pool.
- Loss of the single-award DoD contract would cripple revenue and threaten survival.
What makes Visionist unique
- Visionist is 100% employee-owned and embeds small analyst-engineer teams in missions.
- Its June 2026 expansion into a second Columbia building signals scale with retention.
- A five-year, single-award $210M DoD contract anchors its cyber-mission operations niche.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Hours
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Hybrid Work Options
- 401(k) Retirement Plan