DevOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, enhance, and maintain CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines that support application build, test, security validation, artifact management, and deployment across multiple environments.
• Support the DevSecOps pipeline as a shared enterprise service for multiple ARTs, helping standardize delivery practices across the broader Solution Train.
• Automate build, packaging, deployment, configuration, and promotion processes to improve consistency, speed, auditability, and release quality.
• Integrate security scanning, policy gates, code quality checks, automated testing, and compliance controls into the software delivery lifecycle.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC).
• Support source control, branching strategies, artifact repositories, configuration management, and version traceability across enterprise environments.
• Aid in environment provisioning, toolchain updates, patching, and ongoing sustainment of DevOps platforms and related services.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and compliance stakeholders to ensure delivery pipelines align with RMF, STIG, audit, and various security requirements.
• Collaborate with development, release management, cybersecurity, test automation, and platform teams to improve deployment reliability and reduce delivery bottlenecks.
• Maintain pipeline performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements.
• Enforce DevSecOps practices by integrating security scanning and compliance checks into pipelines.
• Develop and maintain DevOps documentation including pipeline diagrams, runbooks, and architecture guides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or a related technical role.
• 1 year of hands-on experience supporting DevSecOps pipelines.
• 1 year of Unix/Solaris experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, containerization, cloud platforms, monitoring; experienced with UNIX/Solaris.
• Experience with pipeline automation, scripting, build/release processes, configuration management, and deployment support.
• Experience with version control systems, artifact promotion, and environment coordination across multiple lifecycle stages.
• Experience supporting release readiness, rollback planning, deployment evidence, and change-controlled production promotions.
• Familiarity with integrating security and quality controls into delivery pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work across development, testing, operations, release, and cybersecurity teams.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess an active Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one.

Desired Skills

• Certified DevOps Engineer
• Experience with Oracle-based enterprise applications, middleware, databases, or PeopleSoft environments.
• Experience with scripting and automation using Shell, Python, PowerShell, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with tools and platforms such as Splunk, ServiceNow, CAST, PHIRE, Stonebranch, Oracle GoldenGate, Oracle Data Guard, Kafka, or related enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure/configuration automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent, where applicable to the client environment.
• Experience supporting deployment pipelines and engineering processes in multi-network or segregated environments, including NIPRNET/SIPRNET considerations.
• Experience implementing DevOps pipelines for DoD or federal agency programs.
• Exposure to OCI/cloud migration or hybrid enterprise modernization efforts is a plus.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).