Senior CI/CD Software Engineer - Aurora, CO - Active TS/SCI Requ

Senior CI/CD Software Engineer is needed for a contract opportunity with SOC's client onsite in Aurora, CO

**Must Have Active TS/SCI
Contract Length: 1 year

Job Description:
Our client is seeking a DevSecOps / CI-CD Engineer to support secure, reliable software delivery in a hybrid cloud environment. This hands-on role focuses on building and maintaining Groovy/Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, enabling containerized deployments with Docker and Kubernetes, and improving platform performance, observability, and resilience.

You'll collaborate with development, infrastructure, and IA teams to standardize secure DevOps workflows, troubleshoot deployment issues, and implement automation and infrastructure-as-code best practices across Agile programs supporting mission-critical systems

What You Will Do

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software deployments using Jenkins and Groovy.
• Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Helm; troubleshoot issues in Kubernetes at the application level.
• Monitor and improve system performance, uptime, observability, and disaster recovery readiness in both local and hybrid cloud environments.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and IA teams to optimize performance and standardize secure DevOps workflows.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution for CI/CD and deployment pipeline issues.
• Evaluate and integrate new tools and technologies to support automation, vulnerability scanning, and secure build practices.
• Help establish DevSecOps best practices and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards across the program.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience writing and maintaining Groovy-based CI/CD pipelines.
• An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience using Jenkins
• Experience developing and integrating Java-based applications.
• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized applications using Docker or Helm.
• Experience debugging Kubernetes at application-level (e.g., troubleshooting pods, services, and Helm deployments).
• Experience managing package repositories such as Artifactory or Nexus, including the use of Maven, Helm, Docker, or YUM for custom package creation and mirroring in air-gapped or restricted environments.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go.
• Experience with Agile principles, to include Agile systems engineering practices and understanding of Agile roles.

Employment Pre-requisites
The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis.
SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer,EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
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Estimated Min Rate: $59.86
Estimated Max Rate: $85.52