Position location is on-site in Boulder, CO 5 days per week.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage integration, scanning, and deployment of applications into orchestrated frameworks.
- Work with deployment teams to orchestrate deployments to development, test, and operational environments.
- Create, maintain, and improve Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines in GitLab CI/CD.
- Monitor CI pipelines for performance and resolve observed or reported issues.
- Implement and maintain version promotion of one or more applications within CI pipelines.
- Integrate CI pipelines with development tools for artifact management, software test, software quality assessment, etc.
- Implement Continuous Delivery and execute automated or manual deployments of applications into orchestrated K8s environments.
- Execute checkout and troubleshooting of deployed applications within development and production environments.
- Execute software release processes including release branch creation, integration, checkout and test.
- Implement and maintain helm charts.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Experience
- This position will require the ability to obtain a U.S. government DoD Top Secret Security clearance. Interim or Active DoD Top Secret clearance or higher is preferred. Due to the clearance requirement, U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidate must also agree to participate in a background screen.
- On-site support in Boulder, CO 5 days per week.
- BS or advanced degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or another relevant field.
- At least 2 years of professional experience building and executing DevOps or DevSecOps solutions using Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) such as GitLab CI/CD.
- Strong experience designing and developing application container deployment solutions using Docker, Docker-Compose, Kubernetes, etc.
- Experience with Kubernetes deployment tooling like Helm, Kustomize, Argo CD, etc.
- Strong experience maintaining deployment environments for development, test and production.
- At least one year of professional experience using Python 3.
- At least one year of professional experience using Linux operating systems.
- Detail-oriented and good verbal and written communication skills.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience with software vulnerability scanning with static and dynamic code analysis.
- Experience with software Docker or package artifact management using JFrog Artifactory, Nexus or similar.
- Experience with software vulnerability assessment and remediation using SAST/DAST and tools like Sonarqube.
- Development experience in Python, C++, Java, Javascript, or Rust. • Experience with any of the following: Conan Package Manager, npm, Cucumber, GCC/Clang, pip, Maven, Gradle.
- Experience with Red Hat OpensShift 4
- Experience with version control using Git
- Systems and service administration in a Linux environment, including the installation and maintenance of applications supporting CI/CD like GitLab, Jenkins, etc.
- Experience working on “badge-less” engineering teams on a large National security contracts.
- Domain experience with remote sensing systems or ground architectures, especially experience with OPIR sensor processing.
- Experience with Agile software development methodology.
- Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Interim or Active DoD TOP SECRET security clearance or higher.
Application Deadline: November 10, 2025
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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.
At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.
We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.
SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.
Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.
SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
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SMX is a global technology and advanced engineering provider specializing in Cloud Solutions, C5ISR, and Advanced Engineering / IT. Our tradition of delivering innovative, technical solutions dates back to 1995, however, you may know us better by one of our legacy company names: Trident Technologies, Smartronix, Datastrong, or C2S Consulting Group. With the support of OceanSound Partners, our private equity investment sponsor, we began operating as one business starting in 2019 and became SMX in 2021. We operate in close proximity to our clients around the globe and have core locations in Alabama, California, the DC Metro, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
Today, as SMX, we are one team and together empower government and commercial enterprises to become more effective, innovative, and resilient, no matter what challenges they face.
SMX offers competitive benefits, excellent work environments, and growth opportunities for our employees while continuing to expand operations and support our communities. We have more than 25 years of rapid and consistent growth with continuous recognition as an employer-of-choice technology company. In addition, we have earned coveted industry quality and business certifications; have a strong commitment to business partnerships, ethics, compliance, and sustainability; and have a multitude of premier contracting vehicles. The combination of these attributes allows us to provide sound, repeatable business solutions yet remain flexible and agile to quickly adapt to specific customer requirements.
Committed to ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction, SMX is structured around the programs and technologies we support to provide optimal and seamless operations. We have maintained a reputation for excellence, helping to assure the missions of our Department of Defense, Public Sector, Fortune 1000, and other Government and commercial customers.
