CI/CD Engineer

Centuria; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Centuria is seeking a CI/CD Engineer for their College Park, MD location. The role requires deep proficiency in designing and maintaining automated pipelines, ensuring secure infrastructure provision, and managing container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field and have at least 7 years of relevant experience. Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or CI/CD experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of Git-based workflows and CI/CD principles.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Provision infrastructure securely through tools like Ansible.
• Design deployment strategies to eliminate downtime.

Skills

GitLab CI/CD

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

Prometheus

Datadog

Job description

Job Title: CI/CD Engineer

Location: College Park, MD

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