GitLab CI/CD DevOps Software Engineer at GIGATEC Engineering

About the role

What will you do at GIGATEC Engineering?

Perks and Benefits

100% Paid Healthcare

10% 401k in every paycheck

100% Fully Vested!

NOTE – Our positions require a Top Secret clearance, as well as the favorable completion of a polygraph. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor an employment Visa.

What You’ll Be Doing (We don’t love the bullet points, but we love the work!)

Drive faster, safer, and more reliable software delivery by designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, GitLab Runners, reusable templates, and automation patterns. This role is ideal for a DevOps-minded software engineer with strong GitLab, Git, Python, Bash, Linux, containers, Ansible, and secure pipeline experience. You will collaborate with development teams to automate builds, tests, deployments, artifact workflows, and environment promotion processes across mission software efforts.

Required Skills

Experience using the Linux CLI and the Linux suite of tools

Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes

Recent software development experience using Python

Experience designing, creating, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI

Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting GitLab Runners

Ability to create reusable CI/CD templates, shared libraries, and automation patterns to support team‑wide adoption

Experience automating build, test, and deployment processes for multiple software development teams

Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and container registry integration within CI/CD pipelines Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, gathering requirements, and translating them into automated workflows

Strong understanding of core DevOps practices, including environment promotion workflows, artifact storage and versioning, and securing CI/CD pipelines

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and automation frameworks including Ansible

Proficiency with Git source control, branching strategies, merge request workflows, and repository management

Desired Skills

Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)

Knowledge of configuration management, secrets management, and secure credential handling within Ci/CD pipelines

Familiarity with Agile development practices and supporting SAFe Agile teams with automation

Maintains a professional relationship with coffee and a recreational interest in witty exchanges.

Which skills does this role require?

GitLab CI/CDPythonBashLinuxContainersAnsibleDockerGitInfrastructure as CodeAutomationCI/CD pipelinesGitLab RunnersArtifact managementEnvironment promotionSecure pipeline designDevOpsTop Secret ClearancePolygraphCI/CD PipelinesArtifact WorkflowsEnvironment PromotionAtlassian Tool SuiteJIRAConfluenceAgileSAFeSoftware EngineeringSecurityCredential ManagementJira

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