Senior DevOps Engineer - CI/CD & Linux Security (Defense)

EmergencyMD; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Davidson seeks a Principal DevOps Engineer in Colorado Springs/Schriever Space Force Base, CO. The role supports MSV‑TASD program and splits time between Colorado Springs and Schriever AFB, CO, with onsite daily and limited remote/hybrid options.

You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Podman, Jenkins, GitLab, and SonarQube, ensure security baselines, and collaborate across teams in a defense-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years of related experience; OR Master's with 3 years; OR PhD with 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure deployment and management.
• Manage containerization technologies (Docker/Podman), including rootless/rootful configurations.
• Collaborate with development/test teams to optimize build/integration/deployment processes.
• Integrate automated testing and quality/security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor system/pipeline performance and improve reliability.
• Ensure security/compliance baselines across environments.
• Work with credential management tools to support secure automation.

Skills

CI/CD design

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Security/compliance

Credential management

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab Runner

Bamboo

SonarQube

Gherkin

Cucumber

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Davidson seeks a Principal DevOps Engineer in Colorado Springs/Schriever Space Force Base, CO. The role supports MSV‑TASD program and splits time between Colorado Springs and Schriever AFB, CO, with onsite daily and limited remote/hybrid options.

You will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Podman, Jenkins, GitLab, and SonarQube, ensure security baselines, and collaborate across teams in a defense-focused environment.