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Jr. CI/CD & Platform Automation Engineer (DevOps)

Vienna, VA

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!  

Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions (CARS) was created with the purpose of providing integrated enterprise IT support to Federal customers both CONUS and OCONUS. CARS employs Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with decades of experience working in the Federal marketplace. 

The Jr. CI/CD & Platform Automation Engineer (DevOps) will design and develop high-performance, secure, and automated pipelines for the deployment of Esri technology in the cloud and on-premises. You will partner closely with software developers and cloud engineers to ensure our integration.

• Exposure to designing, implementing, and maintaining high-speed CI/CD pipelines using
• GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps for cloud-native workflows and Jenkins for complex,
• cross-platform on-premises build automation
• Architect and optimize Docker environments to ensure consistent, isolated, and
• reproducible build/test runners across the entire development lifecycle
• Work with the team to help lead the design of the next-generation Python package
• creation process; manage complex Conda recipes and environments to ensure seamless
• distribution of the ArcGIS API and its dependencies
• Build and manage the underlying build infrastructure (runners, nodes, and registries)
• using automated provisioning to ensure high availability and scalability of the release
• system
• Implement automated security gatekeeping, including the generation of SBOMs
• (Software Bill of Materials), vulnerability scanning, and license compliance for all
• Python and Rust artifacts
• Work with the team to help design and implement monitoring frameworks to track
• build performance; assist in automated load and performance testing of the Python
• stack to identify regressions before release
• Identify and eliminate manual bottlenecks by transitioning legacy workflows into
• modern, "everything-as-code" processes
• Oversee the lifecycle of third-party dependencies, ensuring that the supply chain is
• secure, from source code to the final distributed package
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, DevOps, or related technical
• field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 1+ years of relevant experience (including internships, open-source work, or academic projects) in 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
• Active or Current (within two years of active) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in computer science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work independently and yet be effective within a team setting
• Must be capable of managing multiple efforts with time-related constraints in a fast-paced contracting environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups and individuals
• Friendly presence, helpful attitude, good interpersonal skills, and ability to work well with others.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Office applications
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications, and experience working in a home office setting, as well as the ability to train end users on frequently asked technical issues.
• Ability to provide technical assistance and support over the phone; good phone skills, professional demeanor, and previous customer service experience strongly desired.
• Good problem-solving skills; ability to visualize a problem/situation and think abstractly to solve it
• Familiarity with Linux environments and containerized workflows
• 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
  • Storage services (e.g., S3, Blob Storage)

How you’ll grow  

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.  

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.  

Benefits  

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.  

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.  

Chenega MIOS’s culture  

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.  

Corporate citizenship  

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.  

Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.  

Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/  

Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team  

We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:  

Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com  

Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm  

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/  

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