Senior CI/CD Software Engineer with Security Clearance

Senior CI/CD Software Engineer Aurora, CO Active TS/SCI Compensation Range: $145,000 - $175,000 Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense. Job Responsibilities:

• 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. Basic Qualifications:
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 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. An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Analyze and define how the system works creating use cases
• Decompose requirements, define system interfaces and help determine how requirements will be validated and verified by the test team
• Provide engineering support for the execution of a portion of the programs test program including test processes and baseline definition and test architecture design
• Support regression testing across deliverable releases to the program baseline
• Support and attend technical reviews and technical interchanges in support of the program Preferred Qualifications:
• 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. Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.