Senior DevOps Engineer - CI/CD, Docker & GitLab

AeroVironment, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer II to design, build, and sustain the development and test infrastructure used by engineers and QA.

You will own the pipelines, environments, and lab hardware, collaborating with developers, QA, program managers, IT, security, and other teams. The role emphasizes GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, IaC with Ansible/Terraform, and security-focused DevOps practices in a fast-paced environment, with a Secret clearance required or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) required or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years managing DevOps operations/tools (GitLab, GitLab CI, GitHub, Artifactory, Xray).
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and containerization using Docker (multistage builds, docker-compose, development containers).
• Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
• Linux administration experience (RHEL/Ubuntu).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines across components.
• Create and manage multi-architecture Docker images and development containers.
• Administer GitLab, CI runners, and related tooling; maintain lab/test infrastructure.
• Set up development, test, and build environments; support installs and issues.
• Automate processes and enforce infrastructure-as-code where appropriate.
• Contribute to DevSecOps by integrating security scans and SBOM generation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve pipelines and infrastructure.

Skills

GitLab CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

Linux administration

Agile/Scrum

Secret clearance

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible

Terraform

DevSecOps

SAST

SBOM

EKS

Lab/HIL

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Artifactory

Xray

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

EKS

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer II to design, build, and sustain the development and test infrastructure used by engineers and QA.

You will own the pipelines, environments, and lab hardware, collaborating with developers, QA, program managers, IT, security, and other teams. The role emphasizes GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, IaC with Ansible/Terraform, and security-focused DevOps practices in a fast-paced environment, with a Secret clearance required or