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CI/CD & Release Engineering SME

Dayton, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

12+ years exp

KBR is a leading company providing high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to the intelligence and national security communities. They are seeking a highly experienced CI/CD & Release Engineering SME to own the delivery pipeline for platform applications, implement compliant CI/CD processes, and design GitOps workflows to optimize defense systems for national security.

Staffing & Recruiting

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own the delivery pipeline for platform and simulation applications-connected and air‑gapped

Implement repeatable, compliant CI/CD, artifact management, and promotion (dev→stage→prod), supporting canary/blue‑green rollouts and secure supply‑chain practices

Design GitOps workflows (Argo CD/Flux) and CI pipelines (GitHub Actions/Tekton/Argo Workflows) for containers, Helm/Kustomize

Build promotion pipelines with environment gates, automated tests, policy checks, and Istio traffic shifting (VirtualService/DestinationRule)

Manage artifact registries, image relocation, and SBOM generation (CycloneDX/SPDX); implement SLSA‑aligned provenance

Enable air‑gap packaging/delivery: bundle charts/images/manifests; automate offline installs/updates and verification

Establish compliance automation: supply‑chain scanning, signing (cosign), CVE triage, audit trails

Qualification

CI/CDRelease EngineeringKubernetesGitOpsHelm/KustomizePolicy-as-codeSBOMsSoft Skills

Required

12+ years of Software Engineering experience with 5-7+ years in DevSecOps/Release Engineering; strong Kubernetes CI/CD, GitOps, and Helm/Kustomize background

Experience with policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno) and secure pipeline orchestration

Familiar with SBOMs, container signing, image mirroring/relocation; registry operations

Active DoW Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility