Software Engineer Jenkins Groovy

Associates Systems; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

PTO

Holiday

Job summary

Associates Systems in Aurora, CO is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable software deployments using Jenkins and Groovy. This on-site role requires a TS/SCI clearance and a STEM degree, with 5+ years of hands-on experience.

You will build and deploy containerized apps with Docker and Helm, troubleshoot Kubernetes at the app level, and collaborate across development, infrastructure, and IA teams to strengthen secure

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience writing and maintaining Groovy-based CI/CD pipelines.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date.

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 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.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Groovy scripting

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Security practices

IaC

Incident response

Agile

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Helm

Kubernetes

Artifactory

Nexus

Maven

YUM

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.