CI/CD Pipeline Developer

Title:  CI/CD Pipeline Developer

Duration: 12 Months – Possible Extension

Location: Mclean, VA 22012

100% onsite – 5 days a week - Monday to Friday from Day 1.

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.

We are specifically looking for candidates who have hands-on experience building and enhancing CI/CD pipelines, not just using them for deployments. We need professionals with strong expertise in Groovy, developing shared libraries, Helm chart development, reusable Helm templates, and troubleshooting pipeline-related issues. The focus is on engineering and improving CI/CD capabilities at scale.

The environment is highly modernization-focused, with deployments occurring every six weeks where teams present and share their developed code. Candidates should be comfortable working in such a fast-paced and collaborative environment. Currently, around 1,200 microservices are utilizing our shared libraries, so we need developers who can actively contribute to enhancing and scaling our CI/CD ecosystem rather than simply consuming existing pipelines.

Must Have Qualifications:

7+ Strong in Groovy development, experience in building CI/CD pipelines, HELM Charts, Kubernetes and exposure to spinnaker.

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. 

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”