Software Engineer - CI/CD with active TS/SCI

Maania Digital; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Maania Digital seeks a highly skilled Kubernetes-focused engineer/ SRE for CI/CD and platform engineering in Herndon, VA. The role requires TS/SCI clearance, a BS in software engineering or related field, and strong Linux scripting skills.

Applicants should demonstrate hands-on experience with Helm, Terraform, and container platforms (Docker/OCI), plus observability stacks (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch).

Qualifications

• 2-10 years of experience in CI/CD and Kubernetes-focused engineering or SRE/Platform Engineering.

Skills

TS/SCI Clearance

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Bash

Python

Security in CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/OpenSearch

Loki

Docker

Education

BS in Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Helm

Terraform

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• TS/SCI Clearance
• BS in Software Engineering or related field
• 2-10 years of experience in CI/CD and Kubernetes-focused engineering or SRE/Platform Engineering
• Strong Kubernetes skills: core objects, scheduling, RBAC, networking, storage, upgrades, troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar)
• Experience with Helm and at least one IaC tool (Terraform preferred)
• Experience operating container platforms (Docker/OCI), registries, and image lifecycle management
• Proficiency with Linux and scripting (Bash and/or Python); comfort debugging distributed systems
• Experience implementing security controls in pipelines (scanning, secrets handling, least privilege, policy)
• Familiarity with observability tooling (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Loki, Splunk, Datadog, etc.)