CI/CD Pipeline Developer/DevOps Engineers

About

We are looking for a highly motivated CI/CD Pipeline Developer to join our DevOps and Engineering Enablement team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing and developing scalable CI/CD solutions, automation frameworks, and deployment tooling to improve software delivery efficiency across enterprise platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines for application build, test, and deployment automation.
• Develop reusable pipeline libraries and shared automation components using Groovy and Python.
• Build and maintain custom Helm charts for Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Collaborate with development, QA, release management, and infrastructure teams to streamline software delivery processes.
• Implement pipeline standards, governance, security controls, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and optimize CI/CD workflows, deployment failures, and automation issues.
• Enhance DevOps tooling and automation capabilities across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Support containerized application deployments using Kubernetes and Helm.
• Has proven ability to collaborate with partner teams and peer to support technology implementation and solution delivery in ecosystems using; AWS, Elastisearch, Logstache, Kibana, Open Policy Agent (OPA), Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), Docker & containerized workloads, Service Mesh tools, Information Security tools such as HashiCorp Vault and CyberArk for Credentials Management
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Quickly learn new and legacy technologies and paradigms to deploy cutting edge solutions.
• Quickly evaluate defects, investigate causes and come up with solutions to address defects.
• Write automated test scripts and test code written by peer developers.
• Provide production support and providing clear communication on the resolution of incidents.
• Independently collaborate with upstream/downstream and IT support teams to lead conversations, implement solutions and resolve issues.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in CI/CD pipeline development and automation.
• Expertise in Groovy scripting, especially for Jenkins shared libraries and pipeline development.
• Experience developing and maintaining Helm charts (not just usage/deployment).
• Strong Python development skills for automation and tooling.
• Experience with Jenkins, Bitbucket, Atlassian tools, or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Good understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience with source control systems such as Git.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and release management processes.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Important Notes

• No H1B transfer candidates at this time.
• Our client only seeks a local candidate in McLean, VA as this position requires being in the office 5 days a week. An in-person interview is also required.

Manager's Call Notes

• Location: Fully on-site M-F in McLean, VA
• Assignment Type: Contract Only
• Scheduled End: Non-Standard Notes: every 6 weeks for production support Friday 3 hrs
• Must Have Qualifications: 5+ Strong in Groovy development, experience in building CI/CD pipelines, HELM Charts, Kubernetes and exposure to Spinnaker
• Schedule: Standard
• We are responsible for addressing the organization's entire CICD requirements. We build the pipelines using Groovy and CICD tools.
• Additionally, we focus on Microservices that aid in data loading, acting as UI or backend services to cater to different needs which also supports our CICD process in the backend.
• We build CICD pipelines as a shared library. We need somoene with hands-on Groovy experience. Someone who has developed the shared library.
• On the CD part, have good experience with Helm charts, Kubernetes, troubleshooting issues.
• With Helm charts, we are looking for someone who has actually built the reusable charts.
• The focus of this role is modernization, not just operational. There will be actual development. We have a separate team for operations.
• Every 6 weeks during deployment on Fridays, we expect the candidate to be present with their Tech Lead.
• We are looking for someone who has not just used the CICD pipeline but need someone who has developed shared libraries for DevOps.
• If the candidate says a team supported the CI/CD pipeline and they only used that pipeline for code deployment. That's not going to work.
• We are the team in Freddie Mac who builds the CICD pipeline. There are 1200 Microservices that are using our shared library and its growing exponentially.
• So, we need a DevOps Engineer who can expand our current library functionality and contribute towards its development. Not a user of CICD pipeline.
• The focus is on the cloud.