TS/SCI Release Manager

Insight Global; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Release Engineer to lead the development, packaging, validation, and lifecycle management of enterprise platform releases for mission-critical initiatives. You will manage release artifacts, SBOMs, and software inventories while ensuring traceability and auditable versioning across secure environments.

You will build automated processes with GitLab CI/CD, coordinate vulnerability scanning, and work with Platform Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Operations to

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field with 10+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's with 5+ years; OR 15+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Experience developing or maintaining infrastructure automation using IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet).
• Experience supporting Kubernetes-based environments and containerized applications.
• Experience with Git-based source control and GitLab CI/CD workflows.
• Experience with Harbor or OCI container registries.
• Experience managing Helm charts and Kubernetes lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with RMF, DISA STIGs, JSIG, Secure Software Supply Chain Frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop, package, validate, and maintain versioned enterprise platform releases.
• Assemble and manage release artifacts: Ansible playbooks/roles, Puppet modules, Helm charts, containers, RPMs, SBOMs.
• Coordinate vulnerability scanning for containers, OS, packages, and artifacts.
• Maintain release baselines, traceability, reproducibility, auditable versioning.
• Build automated release workflows using GitLab CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling.
• Coordinate release promotion across development, integration, testing, staging, prod.
• Support software configuration management and lifecycle activities.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering, Software Development, Cybersecurity, and Operations teams.

Skills

Security Clearance

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Infrastructure as Code

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Information Systems or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Kubernetes

Harbor / OCI registries

Job description

Job Description

An Insight Global client is seeking a Senior Release Engineer to support the development, packaging, validation, and lifecycle management of enterprise platform releases supporting mission-critical national security initiatives. This individual will serve as a key contributor to software configuration management, release engineering, software supply chain security, and DevSecOps automation efforts across highly secure environments.

Develop, package, validate, and maintain versioned enterprise platform releases.

Assemble and manage release artifacts, including:

Infrastructure automation content (Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, Puppet modules, etc.)

Kubernetes application deployments

Helm charts

Container images

RPM packages

Custom platform applications

Supporting software dependencies

Manage software versioning, dependency tracking, software inventories, Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), and release manifests.

Maintain configuration baselines and ensure all platform components remain traceable, reproducible, auditable, and properly versioned.

Validate release artifacts for completeness, integrity, and deployment readiness prior to release promotion.

Coordinate vulnerability scanning activities for container images, operating systems, software packages, and application artifacts.

Create and maintain Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms) associated with software and infrastructure vulnerabilities.

Ensure software supply chain integrity through validation of trusted repositories and approved security validation processes.

Develop and maintain release documentation, including release notes, manifests, installation guides, upgrade procedures, rollback procedures, and SBOMs.

Build and support automated release workflows using GitLab CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling.

Coordinate release promotion through development, integration, testing, staging, and production environments.

Support software configuration management activities throughout the software development lifecycle.

Partner with Platform Engineering, Software Development, Cybersecurity, and Operations teams to ensure secure and repeatable deployments.

Support RMF authorization, accreditation, and continuous monitoring efforts through accurate release documentation and vulnerability tracking artifacts.

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Skills and Requirements

Active Top Secret (TS) Clearance.

Ability to obtain and maintain SCI eligibility/access.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field with 10+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree with 5+ years of experience; OR 15+ years of applicable experience in lieu of a degree.

Experience developing or maintaining infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or similar Infrastructure-as-Code technologies.

Experience supporting Kubernetes-based environments and containerized applications.

Experience working with Git-based source control systems and development workflows Experience with GitLab CI/CD.

Experience with Harbor or other OCI container registries.

Experience managing Helm charts and Kubernetes application lifecycle management.

Experience with RKE2 or other enterprise Kubernetes distributions.

Familiarity with:

RMF

DISA STIGs

JSIG

Secure Software Supply Chain Frameworks

Configuration Management best practices

Experience generating and maintaining Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs).

Experience developing and tracking POA&Ms.