DevOps / Platform Engineer – TS/SCI
DevOps/Platform Engineer in Esri's Professional Services organization who builds and maintains secure CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure for mission-critical software delivery. Core stack includes GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker, Python, Terraform/Ansible, and Kubernetes. Requires TS/SCI clearance and onsite work in Vienna, VA.
- Compensation
- $97.2K–$162.2K / yr
- Location
- Vienna, Virginia, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 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 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 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, GIS, or STEM related field
Nice to have
- Master's in Computer Science, Mathematics, DevOps, 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
Full description
Overview
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.
Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Vienna, VA area for this position.
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
Recommended Qualifications
- Master's in Computer Science, Mathematics, DevOps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or Stem related field
- Experience automating backend systems and operational workflows