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17 days ago
Arlington, VA, USAMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

  • Build, operate, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
  • Automate software builds, testing, security validation, artifact creation, and deployments.
  • Support platform automation primarily in AWS and additionally in Azure.
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure as code for secure, consistent, and repeatable environments.
  • Integrate code, dependency, container, and infrastructure security scanning into automated workflows.
  • Implement automated quality and security gates to prevent vulnerable or noncompliant code from being deployed.
  • Monitor pipeline health and performance, configure alerts, and troubleshoot build, integration, and deployment issues.
  • Maintain source-code repositories, branching strategies, artifact management, versioning, and release processes.
  • Support rolling, blue-green, and canary deployment strategies.
  • Document pipeline configurations and operational procedures while identifying continuous-improvement opportunities.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of experience in DevSecOps, DevOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering, or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience supporting AWS environments and building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
  • Experience integrating automated security and code-quality tools into CI/CD workflows.
  • Knowledge of Git-based source control, branching strategies, and release management.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and artifact-management tools such as Artifactory, Nexus, or GitLab Package Registry.
  • Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or a similar language.
  • Understanding of secure software-development practices and the software development lifecycle.
  • Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.
  • U.S. Citizenship and an active DoW Secret or higher clearance are required.
  • A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred; equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience will be considered.
  • Nice-to-have experience includes Azure, DoW or federal enterprise data environments, software supply-chain security, secrets management, and policy-as-code.
  • Currently holding or willingness to obtain within 30 days an approved certification such as Cloud+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+, or SSCP.

Benefits

  • Flexible paid time off and all federal holidays off.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
  • Flexible Spending Account and 401(k) with employer match.
  • Company-sponsored life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • Professional development through training, certifications, and conferences.
  • Paid cloud developer accounts.
  • Referral bonuses.
  • HQ office perks including parking or metro reimbursement, nitro coffee, and lunches.
  • Annual social events, including 540 Week, a hackathon, and a charity golf tournament.
  • Access to Washington Capitals and Nationals tickets.
  • Located in Arlington, Virginia.

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSAzureBashDockerGitGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDJenkinsKubernetesPowerShellPythonTerraform

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