CI/CD Engineer

Job Title: CI/CD Engineer Location: College Park, MD Company/ Program Description: Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do. The Washington Post has recognized Centuria Corporation as one of the top workplaces in the DC Metro area for 2024. This award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice. The Top Workplaces USA award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces. Centuria is honored to have been awarded this distinction. Job Responsibilities: Deep proficiency in building and maintaining highly automated pipelines using tools like GitLab CI/CD Advanced capabilities in provisioning infrastructure securely and idempotently via tools such as Ansible. Designing deployment strategies like blue/green deployments , canary releases , and traffic shaping to eliminate downtime. Advanced management of Docker and Kubernetes clusters (or Red Hat OpenShift), including admission control and image policies. Utilizing tools like Argo CD or Flux to ensure environments perfectly match repository declarations. Strong proficiency in Bash, Python, or PowerShell for building custom automation and integrations. Enforcing compliance frameworks and CIS benchmarks automatically before merges or deployments Implementing centralized, audit-ready secrets and credential management Integrating Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST) and container vulnerability scanning natively into the deployment lifecycle. Configuring continuous, automated monitoring and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Datadog) to verify application health and quickly execute automated rollbacks Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience. 7+ years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or CI/CD experience. 5+ years of experience designing enterprise CI/CD pipelines. Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Groovy. Deep understanding of: Git-based workflows CI/CD principles Container technologies Kubernetes/OpenShift Cloud platforms