Digital-first government for the common good.
DevOps Engineer IV – CI/CD Pipeline, Platform Engineering
Location
United States
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
$120K - $150K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
DevOps Engineer IV – CI/CD Pipeline, Platform Engineering
Ad Hoc LLC
• Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI and Jenkins with build-once promotion patterns, fail-fast verification, and automated rollbacks across dev, staging, and production • Create and maintain shared deployment tooling, reusable GitLab CI templates, and Terraform modules that 5+ AppDev delivery teams consume as self-service infrastructure • Maintain standard, secure base Docker images for Java, Python, and Angular applications; deploy containers on AWS ECS, EKS, or Fargate with zero-downtime patterns • Enforce pipeline security and quality gates (Trivy container scanning, SonarQube static analysis, Open Policy Agent policy-as-code) at the commit/merge stage • Mitigate over-privileged IAM configurations using least-privilege standards without disrupting active production services • Develop the roadmap for and implement DORA metrics (Deployment Frequency, Change Lead Time, Change Failure Rate, MTTR) in the program's CI/CD capabilities • Author and maintain runbooks, deployment documentation, and architecture documentation; lead knowledge-transfer sessions with engineering teams • Participate in SAFe ceremonies including PI planning, dependency management, and CI/CD roadmap development • Support recruiting efforts by evaluating homework assignments and potentially assisting with interviews
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
- Must meet federal suitability requirements and pass a background investigation as a condition of employment
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform (or similar IaC), and Git/GitLab in production environments
- Experience supporting 5 or more engineering teams from a shared DevOps/platform function
- Demonstrated experience designing and building CI/CD pipelines in GitLab and/or Jenkins, including quality and security gates
- Strong working knowledge of containerization using Docker and orchestration on AWS ECS/EKS/Fargate
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices including SAST, dependency scanning, and automated vulnerability remediation
- Excellent communication and documentation skills; comfortable in a highly collaborative Agile/SAFe environment
- Deep expertise designing reusable CI/CD templates and Terraform module libraries consumed by multiple teams
Benefits
- Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO
- 401K with employer match
- Paid parental leave after one year of service
- Employee Assistance Program
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