Platform Automation Engineer II — CI/CD Focus

Esri; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 97,240 - 162,240; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Esri is seeking a Software Development Engineer II focused on CI/CD and platform automation in St. Louis, MO. You will design and implement tools, pipelines, and automation frameworks to enable reliable, secure, and scalable software delivery across enterprise environments.

The role spans automation, DevOps, and platform engineering with emphasis on reliability, security, and developer productivity in complex environments. Relocation assistance is available for the St. Louis area.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional DevOps, CI/CD, or platform automation.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines, or similar).
• Experience with YAML-based pipeline configurations and infrastructure definitions.
• Exposure to automation and scripting (Python and/or JavaScript).
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible, AWS CDK, Terraform or similar IaC frameworks.
• Ability to write and optimize Docker files and support container-based deployments.
• Understanding of artifact management, dependency management, and secure build practices.
• Familiarity with SBOM tools and artifact signing concepts.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) especially compute services and storage services (S3, Blob Storage).
• US citizenship with Active or Current (within 2 years of active) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Mathematics, DevOps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or STEM related field

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-speed CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps for cloud-native workflows and Jenkins for complex, cross-platform on-premises build automation
• Architect and optimize Docker environments to ensure consistent, isolated, and reproducible build/test runners across the entire development lifecycle
• Work with the team to help lead the design of the next-generation Python package creation process; manage complex Conda recipes and environments to ensure seamless distribution of the ArcGIS API and its dependencies
• Build and manage the underlying build infrastructure (runners, nodes, and registries) using automated provisioning to ensure high availability and scalability of the release system
• Implement automated security gatekeeping, including the generation of SBOMs (software Bill of Materials), vulnerability scanning, and license compliance for all Python and Rust artifacts
• Work with the team to help design and implement monitoring frameworks to track build performance; assist in automated load and performance testing of the Python stack to identify regressions before release
• Identify and eliminate manual bottlenecks by transitioning legacy workflows into modern, "everything-as-code" processes
• Oversee the lifecycle of third-party dependencies, ensuring that the supply chain is secure, from source code to the final distributed package

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Automation scripting

Python scripting

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Math/DevOps/GIS/STEM

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

Terraform

Ansible

AWS CDK

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Esri is seeking a Software Development Engineer II focused on CI/CD and platform automation in St. Louis, MO. You will design and implement tools, pipelines, and automation frameworks to enable reliable, secure, and scalable software delivery across enterprise environments.

The role spans automation, DevOps, and platform engineering with emphasis on reliability, security, and developer productivity in complex environments. Relocation assistance is available for the St. Louis area.