Pipeline Engineer – Senior
Our Platform Engineering team owns and operates the Kubernetes clusters running on OCI and the developer tooling that supports DMDC and its 200+ applications. We provide CI/CD pipeline infrastructure, support application deployments, and host tools for the broader DMDC user base, including GitLab, Nexus, Rancher/RKE2, SonarQube, StackRox, etc. As a Senior Pipeline Engineer, you will help lead the reliable operation and continued evolution of this platform. You’ll balance operational support through occasional on-call shifts including incident response, image patching, and request and change management, with hands-on engineering to automate operations, strengthen high availability, and scale secure software delivery. You’ll also provide technical guidance to teammates and collaborate across platform, infrastructure, security, and application teams.
Responsibilities
- Manage the ITSM queue for incidents, outages, requests, and changes. Troubleshoot complex platform and pipeline issues by coordinating with UNIX, observability, defense operations, application, and incident response teams.
- Build, maintain, and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines that deploy and test new versions of supported tools and application base images.
- Identify and lead infrastructure improvements and automation through agile sprints, prioritizing platform stability, scalability, security, and availability.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers. Promote consistent engineering and operational practices across the team.
- Contribute to platform planning, technical decisions, and continuous improvement based on operational insights. Design and implement enhancements that advance DevSecOps practices and cloud infrastructure capabilities.
Qualifications
- 8 years of relevant experience
- Active Secret security clearance.
- Active Security+ certification (may be taken before onboarding)
- Significant experience with DMDC applications
- Demonstrated experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and pipeline automation.
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, container orchestration, and DevSecOps practices.
- Experience supporting production platforms, including incident troubleshooting and operational change management.
- Familiarity with ELK Stack or comparable monitoring and observability tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Scripting and automation skills.
- Experience with GitLab Runners, Nexus, cloud-managed services, Rancher/RKE2, and AI-assisted development tools.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow and Jira.
- Experience with tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, TestRail, Argo CD, or Renovate.
- Cloud certification in AWS, Azure, or OCI.