DevOps Engineer - Azure CI/CD for DoD, Secret Clearance

EmergencyMD; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Holidays

Life/AD&D

STD/LTD

Health insurance

401k match

Recognition program

Referral bonus

Performance bonus

Job summary

Dexian Government Solutions is recruiting a DevOps Engineer to support USAMRIID at Fort Detrick, MD. The role focuses on building and improving the CI/CD pipeline, administering Azure DevOps Server, and ensuring secure, auditable software delivery in a DoD on‑prem environment.

The candidate will own pipeline design end‑to‑end, coordinate with the Government Lead and development teams, and maintain compliance with security standards. Active clearance and IAT II certification are required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar).
• Experience with Git-based source control and branching strategies.
• Strong PowerShell and/or Bash scripting skills.
• Experience supporting SDLC, deployment, and sprint management in hybrid Agile‑Waterfall delivery.

Responsibilities

• Recommend, resource, and establish CI/CD pipeline capability; assess current build/release processes and lead implementation.
• Design, build, and maintain YAML and/or classic CI/CD pipelines for multiple applications/teams.
• Manage self-hosted build/release agents and agent pools, including capacity planning and troubleshooting.
• Implement branching strategies, build validation policies, and release gates.
• Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot build failures and optimize pipeline performance.
• Support deployment and sprint management, including release scheduling and alignment with Gated Agile framework.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

Git version control

PowerShell/Bash

SDLC

Windows Server

Tools

Azure DevOps Server

Jenkins

GitLab CI

IIS

SQL Server

Docker

Job description

Dexian Government Solutions is recruiting a DevOps Engineer to support USAMRIID at Fort Detrick, MD. The role focuses on building and improving the CI/CD pipeline, administering Azure DevOps Server, and ensuring secure, auditable software delivery in a DoD on‑prem environment.

The candidate will own pipeline design end‑to‑end, coordinate with the Government Lead and development teams, and maintain compliance with security standards. Active clearance and IAT II certification are required.