CI/CD Engineer

Guidehouse is seeking a visionary DevSecOps & CI/CD Engineer to join their newly established Solutioning and Sales Center of Excellence within the Guidehouse Technology Cloud and Application Development team. This role focuses on designing, standardizing, and implementing CI/CD toolchains and DevSecOps practices to enable faster, predictable, and secure software delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Design & Standardize CI/CD Toolchains: Architect and build repeatable CI/CD pipelines that include source control, artifact repositories, continuous integration, test automation, release management, and continuous delivery/deployment capabilities
• Infrastructure as Code Leadership: Develop infrastructure-as-code templates and runbooks that enable rapid, consistent setup of CI/CD environments across projects
• Institutionalize DevSecOps Practices: Define and implement standard operating procedures, playbooks, and runbooks that embed security and operations into every stage of development
• Enable Autonomous Teams: Create automation and documentation that empowers teams to self-service CI/CD capabilities, accelerating productivity and reducing dependency
• Champion Lean & Agile Delivery: Apply Lean principles to IT value streams, improving flow, feedback, and continuous learning across development, security, and operations
• Innovate with Modern Practices: Implement advanced techniques such as feature toggles, canary deployments, blue/green environments, and AI-enabled pipeline optimization
• Drive Cultural Change: Foster a high-trust, collaborative culture where success is measured by faster, predictable delivery of valuable software
• Train & Enable Teams: Lead efforts to train teams on DevSecOps tools, processes, and practices, ensuring adoption and continuous improvement

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD 'PUBLIC TRUST'; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse
• Minimum 7 years in software engineering, automation, or DevOps roles
• At least 5 years building and managing CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices in enterprise environments
• Proven track record of implementing infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment strategies
• Ability to travel 25%
• Relevant Certifications such as: Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, Certified Jenkins Engineer
• Experience CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, AWS CodePipeline
• Experience with IaC tools: Terraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager
• Experience with Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/AKS)
• Experience with Security tools: SonarQube, Snyk, OWASP ZAP, Twistlock
• Test automation frameworks: Selenium, JUnit, PyTest
• Advanced deployment strategies: Blue/Green, Canary, Feature Toggles
• Ability to drive cultural transformation toward DevSecOps adoption
• Experience creating training programs, playbooks, and runbooks for enterprise teams
• Strong communication skills to engage developers, security professionals, and operations teams
• Based on our contractual obligations, candidate must be located within the United States and a US Citizen
• Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred
• Master's degree preferred
• Security certifications (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP)
• Experience implementing AI-driven DevOps practices
• Familiarity with Public Sector compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST)
• Background in high-regulation industries such as healthcare, finance, or energy