Job Title: CI/CD Engineer
Location: College Park, MD
Company/ Program Description:
Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do.
The Washington Post has recognized Centuria Corporation as one of the top workplaces in the DC Metro area for 2024. This award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice. The Top Workplaces USA award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces. Centuria is honored to have been awarded this
distinction.
Job Responsibilities:
- Deep proficiency in building and maintaining highly automated pipelines using tools like GitLab CI/CD
- Advanced capabilities in provisioning infrastructure securely and idempotently via tools such as Ansible.
- Designing deployment strategies like blue/green deployments, canary releases, and traffic shaping to eliminate downtime.
- Advanced management of Docker and Kubernetes clusters (or Red Hat OpenShift), including admission control and image policies.
- Utilizing tools like Argo CD or Flux to ensure environments perfectly match repository declarations.
- Strong proficiency in Bash, Python, or PowerShell for building custom automation and integrations.
- Enforcing compliance frameworks and CIS benchmarks automatically before merges or deployments
- Implementing centralized, audit-ready secrets and credential management
- Integrating Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST) and container vulnerability scanning natively into the deployment lifecycle.
- Configuring continuous, automated monitoring and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Datadog) to verify application health and quickly execute automated rollbacks
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or CI/CD experience.
- 5+ years of experience designing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Groovy.
- Deep understanding of:
- Git-based workflows
- CI/CD principles
- Container technologies
- Kubernetes/OpenShift
- Cloud platforms
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or CI/CD experience.
- 5+ years designing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience building and maintaining pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Groovy.
- Experience provisioning infrastructure securely and idempotently via Ansible.
- Deep understanding of Git-based workflows and CI/CD principles.
- Experience with container technologies and Docker.
- Advanced experience managing Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift clusters.
- Experience using GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux.
- Integrating SAST/DAST and container vulnerability scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
- Enforcing CIS benchmarks and automated compliance checks.
- Implementing centralized, audit-ready secrets and credential management.
- Configuring continuous monitoring and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Datadog) and automated rollbacks.
- Experience with cloud platforms.
What We Do
Centuria, recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace in the DC Metro Area by the Washington Post is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Reston, VA. Our company has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. We are a modern government contractor who embraces the power of data underscored by our work culture which prioritizes innovation, collaboration, and personal growth. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with tremendous cultural, economic and social diversity among our ranks.
