Staff Engineer, HMS DevOps/DevEx (R5447)
On-siteWashington, United States
Job Summary
Manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines and runner environments for C++, Python, and Node.js projects, ensuring fast compilation and test execution. Automate tool workflows by writing scripts and API integrations connecting GitLab, Jira, and Confluence to orchestrate release workflows. Deploy and scale the Forge simulation orchestrator in Azure Gov Cloud while configuring secure Artifactory registries using BuildKit and Entra ID. Write custom Python or Bash extensions for the pi-gov GenAI routing harness and migrate legacy build systems to reproducible Nix environments. Troubleshoot pipeline failures, broken builds, and configuration drift across distributed developer tooling. Requires a Bachelor's degree, practical CI/CD experience, Bash/Python scripting skills, and an active U.S. SECRET security clearance.
Required Qualifications
- Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Practical experience building, maintaining, and scaling enterprise CI/CD systems, with deep expertise in GitLab CI/CD pipelines and runner infrastructure
- Direct experience writing scripts (Bash, Python) and utilizing webhooks/APIs to automate and integrate engineering tools (such as Jira, Confluence, and GitLab)
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, multi-stage builds) and package managers (such as Conan, Poetry, or Nix)
- Familiarity with deploying and managing application workloads in cloud environments (such as Azure Gov Cloud or AWS)
- Experience with secure software development practices, secret management, and identity providers (Active Directory, Entra ID)
- Solid Linux system administration, networking, and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. SECRET security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
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