Intermediate CI/CD Pipeline Engineer

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Intermediate CI/CD Pipeline Engineer

Location: APG, MD or Detroit, MI Metro area, remote considered for well qualified applicants

VES, LLC is currently seeking a CI/CD Pipeline Engineer to design, develop, and maintain continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. This role is critical in ensuring the reliability, security, and automation of build processes for these mission-critical systems. You will work closely with software engineers, DevOps professionals, and systems architects to implement scalable and efficient build infrastructure supporting embedded Linux and real-time systems.

General Job Duties:

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Yocto-based Linux builds and GCIA software components.
• Automate software build, testing, and deployment
• Configure and optimize Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Develop and manage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions to support software deployment.
• Implement artifact management, version control policies, and reproducible builds.
• Collaborate with software teams to integrate build and release automation into their workflows.
• Monitor and optimize pipeline performance, security, and reliability.
• Document and maintain build infrastructure configurations for long-term maintainability.

Desired Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in CI/CD pipeline development.
• Strong proficiency with Jenkins, GitLab CI, or other CI/CD automation tools.
• Experience with Yocto build environments, Linux-based build systems, and embedded software pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-based CI/CD environments.
• Knowledge of artifact repositories (Artifactory, Nexus) and version control systems (Git).
• Understanding of DevSecOps best practices and security hardening for CI/CD pipelines.
• Security clearance eligibility (active clearance ).

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in CI/CD pipeline engineering, DevOps, or software build automation.
• Scripting experience with Bash / Python for automation.

Benefits of Working at VES, LLC:

• 401(k) match
• Highly Competitive Salary
• Health Benefits
• Up to 15 Paid Vacation days/year
• 11 Paid Holidays

VES is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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