Senior CI/CD Pipeline Engineer

Overview Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior CI/CD Pipeline Engineer to work in the National Capital Region covering the Pentagon, Falls Church, and Fairfax. This position is contingent upon contract award. Responsibilities Lead operations and validation of AI and machine-learning model-serving pipelines across Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret mission environments, sustaining enterprise delivery reliability and enclave-parity configuration management across NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS for WDP Core Integration model deployment workflows. Lead operations and validation of artificial intelligence and machine-learning model-serving pipelines across Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret mission environments, advancing enterprise delivery reliability for War Data Platform (WDP) Core Integration model deployment workflows. Operate enclave-specific pipeline executions, validate artifact behavior under enclave constraints, and maintain technical parity across NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS environments through coordinated configuration management, dependency alignment, and security control consistency. Execute five to ten model or service promotions per month across multiple networks using cross-domain transfer mechanisms, release orchestration patterns, and enclave-tailored packaging logic meeting mission assurance standards. Implement automated scanning, packaging, and deployment workflows using GitLab CI, Argo Workflows, Kubernetes, container hardening tools, software composition analysis platforms, and model artifact registries to detect vulnerabilities, integration bottlenecks, and configuration deviations. Integrate test and evaluation gates into deployment workflows to maintain developmental rigor, reliability, and operational readiness of production-serving components. Collaborate with platform engineering, cybersecurity engineering, and cross-domain solution teams to coordinate enclave-specific deployments and resolve constraints affecting artifact mobility and network interoperability. Provide Tier-4 support for defect remediation, deployment failures, security scanning anomalies, and enclave-specific incidents within SIPR and JWICS operational pipelines. Develop release documentation, enclave architecture mappings, operational diagrams, and reliability metrics that strengthen model-serving resilience, accelerate deployment throughput, and advance War Data Platform (WDP) Core Integration program value across all mission networks. Performs other duties as assigned. Required Skills Current Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Minimum 10 years of experience operating, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise CI/CD pipelines within classified or federal multi‑enclave environments. Hands-on expertise with pipeline and container orchestration tooling—including GitLab CI, Argo Workflows, and Kubernetes—with proven ability to implement automated scanning, hardening, and packaging workflows for AI/ML model artifacts across NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS environments. Experience executing cross-domain model and service promotions, including management of enclave-tailored packaging logic, release orchestration, and cross-domain transfer mechanisms at a monthly release cadence. Ability to integrate test and evaluation gates into deployment pipelines and provide Tier-4 incident support for deployment failures, scanning anomalies, and enclave-specific pipeline defects. Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to weigh costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution. Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management). Desired Skills Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with SCI eligibility. Experience in Platform One or Cloud One environments, familiarity with BigBang DevSecOps factory frameworks, Software Package (SWAP) submission workflows, and Cross Domain Solution (CDS) transfer processes as applied to AI/ML artifact promotion. Experience sustaining high-velocity pipeline operations—targeting sub-24-hour AI/ML model deployment times and greater than 95% standard automation adoption—across production multi-enclave environments. Familiarity with Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation, software composition analysis, and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) practices, including automated ingest-time scanning and compliance artifact production for formal government authorization packages. Experience producing enclave architecture mappings, deployment reliability metrics, and operational runbooks that support continuous authorization activities, POA&M adjudication, and program-level reporting to engineering and program management leadership. ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law. Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth, a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. 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