DevOps / Platform Engineer – TS/SCI

About the role

Build the Platforms that help Mission Critical Software Ship Securely and Reliably Join Esri`s Professional Services organization and help engineer the CI/CD platforms, automation and infrastructure supporting secure software delivery. You`ll build modern developer tooling and delivery pipelines using technologies such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker, Python and Infrastructure as Code while supporting mission critical environments.

Responsibilities

• CI/CD pipeline engineering
• GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps and Jenkins
• Docker-based build environments
• Python automation
• Infrastructure as Code
• Terraform/Ansible
• Build and artifact infrastructure
• SBOM and vulnerability scanning
• DevSecOps
• Cloud automation
• Kubernetes-based delivery environments

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional DevOps, CI/CD, or platform automation
• Hands on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines, or similar)
• Experience working with YAML-based pipeline configurations and infrastructure definitions
• Exposure to automation and scripting (Python and/or JavaScript preferred)
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible, AWS CDK, Terraform or similar IaC frameworks
• Ability to write and optimize Docker files and support container-based deployments
• Understanding of artifact management, dependency management, and secure build practices
• Familiarity with SBOM tools and artifact signing concepts
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) especially compute services and storage services (S3, Blob Storage)
• US citizenship with Active or Current (within 2 years of active) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Mathematics, DevOps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or STEM related field

Qualifications

• Master's in Computer Science, Mathematics, DevOps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or Stem related field
• Experience automating backend systems and operational workflows
• Familiarity with release engineering and deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, etc.)
• Experience integrating security scanning into pipelines (SAST/DAST, container scanning)
• Exposure to Kubernetes-based delivery environments
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and secure development pipelines
• CompTIA Security + certification
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments

Benefits

• Industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families)
• 401(k) and profit-sharing programs
• Minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave
• Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Relocation Assistance Program – support with relocating to the Vienna, VA area

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is: $97,240 USD - $162,240 USD