CI/CD and Platform Automation Engineer

SAIC; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Vienna, VA is hiring a DevOps/CI-CD Engineer to design and maintain automated, secure CI/CD pipelines for Esri technologies, building next-generation infrastructure for cloud and on‑prem environments.

Responsibilities include implementing GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker-based build and test environments, Python/JavaScript scripting, and SBOM/artifact compliance to support secure software supply chains.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• 1+ years of DevOps/CI/CD or platform automation experience.
• Hands-on experience with YAML pipelines.
• Experience with Python or JavaScript scripting.
• Experience with Ansible, AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar IaC tools.
• Docker expertise; Linux familiarity.
• Understanding of dependency management, artifact signing, and SBOM tools.
• Exposure to AWS/Azure compute and storage services.
• Bachelor’s in CS, Engineering, DevOps, or equivalent experience.
• Active or Current TS/SCI.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins.
• Architect Docker-based build and test environments.
• Manage Python packaging workflows and complex Conda environments.
• Administer build infrastructure runners, nodes, registries.
• Implement automated security scanning, SBOMs, and artifact compliance.
• Develop monitoring frameworks for build performance and reliability.
• Modernize legacy workflows into fully automated processes.
• Oversee secure software supply chain practices.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

YAML pipelines

Python

JavaScript

Ansible

AWS CDK

Terraform

Docker

Linux

SBOM tools

Kubernetes

Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/DevOps

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Ansible

AWS

Terraform

AWS CDK

Job description

Job ID 2615269

Location Vienna, VA, US

Date Posted 2026-08-04

Category Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory Systems Engineer

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

SAIC is hiring a DevOps or CI/CD Engineer to support automated, secure, high‑performance CI/CD pipelines for Esri technologies. You will design next‑generation build and release infrastructure for cloud and on‑prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins.
• Architect Docker‑based build and test environments.
• Manage Python packaging workflows and complex Conda environments.
• Administer build infrastructure runners, nodes, registries.
• Implement automated security scanning, SBOMs, and artifact compliance.
• Develop monitoring frameworks for build performance and reliability.
• Modernize legacy workflows into fully automated processes.
• Oversee secure software supply chain practices.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI is required to be considered for this role.
• Willing and able to pass a polygraph.
• 1+ years of DevOps/CI/CD or platform automation experience.
• Hands‑on experience with YAML pipelines.
• Experience with Python or JavaScript scripting.
• Experience with Ansible, AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar IaC tools.
• Docker expertise; Linux familiarity.
• Understanding of dependency management, artifact signing, and SBOM tools.
• Exposure to AWS/Azure compute and storage services.
• Bachelor’s in CS, Engineering, DevOps, or equivalent experience.
• Active or Current TS/SCI.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with ESRI products
• Release‑engineering or automated operations experience.
• Experience in SAST/DAST or container security scanning.
• Kubernetes experience.
• DevSecOps exposure.
• Security+ certification.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum.

Target salary range $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.