DevOps Engineer — Jenkins, Groovy, Kubernetes (TS/SCI)

Associates Systems LLC; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Associates Systems LLC is seeking a DevOps professional to design and manage CI/CD pipelines for frequent deployments, located on-site in Aurora, CO. The role requires TS/SCI clearance, a STEM degree, and 5+ years of relevant experience.

You will build containerized apps with Docker and Helm, troubleshoot Kubernetes at the application level, and drive secure, IaC-based practices. The position offers full-time W-2 or contract options, benefits, and an environment focused on automation, incident

Qualifications

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software deployments.
• Experience with Groovy-based CI/CD pipelines and Jenkins.
• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of security and IaC best practices in DevOps environments.
• Ability to perform incident response, root cause analysis, and remediation for deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software deployments using Jenkins and Groovy.
• Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Helm; troubleshoot issues in Kubernetes at the application level.
• Monitor and improve system performance, uptime, observability, and disaster recovery readiness in local and hybrid cloud environments.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and IA teams to optimize performance and standardize secure DevOps workflows.
• Participate in incident response and RCA for CI/CD and deployment pipeline issues.
• Evaluate and integrate new tools to support automation, vulnerability scanning, and secure build practices.
• Help establish DevSecOps and IaC standards across the program.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Groovy scripting

DevSecOps practices

Agile methodologies

Incident response

Root cause analysis

Automation scripting

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Artifactory/Nexus

Maven

YUM

Go

Bash

Python

Job description

All qualified candidates will be responded to within 24 hours or less.
Active TS/SCI is a must - this effort is on-sitein Aurora, CO
Employment type: Full Time w-2 or Contract
Rate: open to Negotiation
Benefits: including Health, Dental Vision, PTO, Holiday etc...

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software deployments using Jenkins and Groovy.
• Build and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Helm; troubleshoot issues in Kubernetes at the application level.
• Monitor and improve system performance, uptime, observability, and disaster recovery readiness in both local and hybrid cloud environments.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and IA teams to optimize performance and standardize secure DevOps workflows.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution for CI/CD and deployment pipeline issues.
• Evaluate and integrate new tools and technologies to support automation, vulnerability scanning, and secure build practices.
• Help establish DevSecOps best practices and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards across the program.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience writing and maintaining Groovy-based CI/CD pipelines.
• An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date.
Pluses
• Experience using Jenkins.
• Experience developing and integrating Java-based applications.
• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining containerized applications using Docker or Helm.
• Experience debugging Kubernetes at application-level (e.g., troubleshooting pods, services, and Helm deployments).
• Experience managing package repositories such as Artifactory or Nexus, including the use of Maven, Helm, Docker, or YUM for custom package creation and mirroring in air-gapped or restricted environments.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go.
• Experience with Agile principles, to include Agile systems engineering practices and understanding of Agile roles.

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