DevSecOps / CI-CD Engineer / Software Engineer

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively, we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty, integrity, and dependability. We continuously look for talent, excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit us at www.unissant.com.

Unissant is seeking a DevSecOps / CI-CD Engineer / Software Engineer to support a newly awarded program for a federal health agency. Build and operate secure delivery pipelines and reusable automation that help application teams release software consistently with traceable test and security evidence.

The ideal candidate brings practical delivery experience, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to maintaining Federal business applications while improving technical capability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain build, test, scan, package, and deployment pipelines in the approved delivery environment.
• Develop reusable pipeline templates and configuration practices that reduce inconsistent manual release steps.
• Integrate automated tests, code analysis, vulnerability scans, and approval checkpoints into delivery workflows.
• Manage source-control branching, build artifacts, environment configuration, and secrets through approved controls.
• Automate environment provisioning and configuration changes with versioned, reviewable implementation scripts.
• Investigate pipeline failures, improve deployment reliability, and verify rollback and recovery procedures.
• Maintain pipeline runbooks, release evidence, configuration records, and metrics showing automation effectiveness.
• Support transition knowledge transfer and maintain current technical or process documentation for assigned responsibilities.
• Coordinate assigned work with program leadership, Government stakeholders, and related teams; report blockers and dependencies promptly.
• Use Government-approved tools and handle program data within authorized environments. Validate any AI-assisted output before it informs delivery decisions.

Work Experience and Job Skills:

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines for production application teams.
• Hands-on experience with source control, build automation, scripting, and deployment configuration.
• Ability to integrate unit, integration, regression, and security checks into repeatable delivery workflows.
• Experience managing secrets, access permissions, artifacts, and configuration changes securely.
• Understanding of containerized delivery and infrastructure automation where appropriate to the application.
• Ability to troubleshoot failed builds and deployments and collaborate with application, test, and security staff.
• Ability to document work clearly, protect sensitive program information, and collaborate across Government and contractor teams.
• Ability to meet federal suitability and access requirements and provide on-site support in the Bethesda, Maryland area as directed.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Maven, and Docker where authorized.
• Experience integrating SonarQube, Tenable/Nessus, or comparable approved quality and security tools.
• Federal release controls, automated evidence collection, and cloud pipeline experience.
• Experience supporting a Federal IT services environment, preferably within a federal health agency or comparable federal IT environment.
• Experience transferring knowledge from an incumbent team and maintaining reliable services during transition.

Education:

• A degree or relevant coursework in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• Relevant DevSecOps, cloud, or platform credentials are preferred.

Communication Skills:

• Clear verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate professionally across Government, prime contractor, and subcontractor teams.
• Ability to explain role-specific findings, document decisions and procedures, and communicate risks and recommended actions to the appropriate audience.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must hold or be eligible for a Public Trust Moderate (Tier 2) background investigation and meet applicable federal suitability, badging, and system-access requirements.

Travel:

• Washington, DC. 

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly a routine office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds
• Flexible in working extended hours

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)