Software Engineer Jenkins Groovy

Job Title

All qualified candidates will be responded to within 24 hours or less.

Active TS/SCI is a must - this effort is on-site in Aurora, CO. Employment type: Full Time W-2 or Contract. Rate: open to negotiation. Benefits: including health, dental vision, PTO, holiday, etc.

Job Description

• 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.