SME Automation Engineer – DoD DevSecOps & CI/CD

Job Description

Job Family: Software Development & Support (Digital) Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Active Secret What You Will Do: Provide expert technical leadership for automation engineering initiatives within Department of Defense environments. Define and implement automation strategies that maximize continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) concepts, ensuring secure and efficient software development pipelines. Apply domain expertise in build automation, integration, and testing processes to enhance development productivity and mission readiness.

Operate with significant decision-making authority impacting automation implementation and overall engineering efficiency. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design and implementation of automation solutions for DevSecOps pipelines supporting DoD software development projects. Establish automation goals, frameworks, and plans that optimize CI/CD processes and align with DoD cybersecurity and compliance standards. Serve as a subject matter expert in build automation, integration, and test methodologies, guiding teams in best practices.

Direct automation activities, ensuring development efficiency requirements and mission-critical timelines are met. Evaluate automation performance and recommend enhancements to improve reliability, scalability, and security.

Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to align automation strategies with DoD operational objectives. Ensure all automation solutions comply with NIST standards, RMF guidelines, and DoD governance policies. What You Will Need: U.

S. citizenship. Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD “Secret” security clearance; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of clearance prior to onboarding with Guidehouse.

Must have at least 14 years of relevant experience. Extensive experience in automation engineering and DevSecOps pipeline implementation.

Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools, build automation frameworks, and secure integration practices. Expertise in scripting and automation technologies (e. g.

, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Python). Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity, acquisition, and governance requirements. Excellent leadership and communication skills for interfacing with technical teams and senior management.

What Would Be Nice To Have: Experience supporting DoD or federal environments. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (or Professional). AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional.

Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Azure DevOps Engineer Expert. Active “SECRET” or higher-level clearance preferred.

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