DevOps/API Developer with Security Clearance

Capgemini Government Solutions; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Capgemini Government Solutions is seeking a DevOps/API Developer to design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and infrastructure for hybrid environments spanning on‑prem and gov cloud (AWS/Azure). The role emphasizes automation, secure interfaces, and rapid delivery of high‑quality software.

The ideal candidate will have a strong CI/CD and API engineering background, IaC tooling experience, and a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires active Secret clearance with US citizenship.
• Six (6) years of progressive experience in relevant fields.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines across local servers and cloud environments.
• Design, build, document, and maintain secure RESTful APIs, microservices, and web services for on‑prem and cloud integrations.
• Manage networking, API routing, and data synchronization between on‑prem storage and cloud services.
• Apply site‑reliability best practices for high availability in hybrid environments.
• Embed security scanning, compliance checks, and API authentication into the development lifecycle.
• Automate workflows and API integrations; replace manual processes with scalable solutions.
• Bridge communication between engineering teams and business objectives.
• Lead during outages and production incidents with composure and clear direction.

Skills

CI/CD tooling

API engineering

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

Go

Node.js

OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth 2.0

SAML

GitHub Actions

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Description: Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS) LLC is seeking a DevOps/API Developer to support mission‑critical government clients. DevOps/API Developer will be responsible to design, build, and maintaining the CI/CD pipelines, API integrations, and infrastructure that power our hybrid environment. You will bridge the gap between our development teams and IT operations, ensuring seamless integration between our on‑premises data centers and our gov cloud footprint (AWS and Azure). Your goal is to automate everything, build robust application interfaces, minimize downtime, and accelerate the delivery of secure, high‑quality software. Key Responsibilities:

• Design and manage end-to-end CI/CD pipelines that deploy software consistently across local servers and cloud environments. Use DevOps tools to ensure local hardware and cloud environments are managed as code.
• Design, build, document, and maintain secure, scalable RESTful APIs, microservices, and web services to enable seamless integration between on‑premises applications, cloud‑native services, and third‑party systems.
• Manage and monitor the networking, API request routing, and data synchronization between on‑prem storage and cloud‑native services.
• Leverage site‑reliability best practices to ensure continuous service delivery, API resilience, and high‑availability across hybrid environments.
• Embed security scanning, compliance checks, API authentication protocols (e.g., OAuth 2.0, SAML, API keys), and rate‑limiting directly into the development lifecycle.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to automation, consistently identifying opportunities to replace manual workflows with scalable, programmatic solutions and automated API integrations.
• Exhibit excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge the gap between engineering complexities and business objectives.
• Maintain composure and provide clear leadership during high‑pressure system outages, API failures, or production incidents. Required Qualifications:
• Must have an active Secret clearance that requires U.S. citizenship. Top Secret/SCI preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field is required.
• Six (6) years of progressive experience.
• Active CompTIA Security+ CE certification (or higher DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II compliant certification, such as CYSA+, GSEC, or CISSP). Technical Experience:
• Proven experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Strong background in API engineering, including experience with API gateways, Open API/Swagger specifications, and web service protocols.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Hands‑on scripting and programming capabilities (e.g., Python, Bash, Go, or Node.js).
• About Capgemini Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end‑to‑end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of ₠22.1 billion. Get the future you want | www.capgemini.com Disclaimer All qualified applicants will be considered for employment based on their skills, and merit. Please be aware that Capgemini may capture your image (video or screenshot) during the interview process and that image may be used for verification, including during the hiring and onboarding process. Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by Capgemini. Capgemini discloses salary range information in compliance with state and local pay transparency obligations. The disclosed range represents the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting, although we may ultimately pay more or less than the disclosed range, and the range may be modified in the future. The disclosed range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. At Capgemini, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. The base salary range for the tagged location is $90-100K. This role may be eligible for other compensation including variable compensation, bonus, or commission. Full‑time regular employees are eligible for paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.