Senior Platform DevOps Engineer (CI/CD + Developer Experience)

Role Overview

As a Senior Platform DevOps Engineer (CI/CD + Developer Experience), you will improve software build, test, release, and operational processes. You’ll partner with researchers, software engineers, and platform teams to increase delivery speed, consistency, and safety.

Key Missions / Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release automation across multiple software projects.
• Streamline build, test, and deployment workflows to reduce friction and accelerate delivery.
• Embed automated checks into the software delivery lifecycle by collaborating with security and platform teams.
• Build internal tooling that improves developer experience and engineering workflows.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, release engineering, platform engineering, or CI/CD-focused roles.
• Strong understanding of developer workflow pain points and improving engineering productivity.
• Familiarity with containers, artifact management, and deployment automation.
• Experience improving build, test, and deployment workflows in engineering organizations.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, or similar.
• Hands-on with CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Buildkite, or similar.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience with internal developer platforms or self-service engineering tools.
• Familiarity with monorepos, multi-repo release workflows, and branch or trunk-based development models.
• Experience with preview environments, developer portals, or workflow templating.
• Knowledge of policy checks, supply chain controls, and quality gates in CI/CD.
• Experience working with research or product engineering teams in fast-moving environments.

Nice-to-Haves

• Active U.S. security clearance (Secret or Top-Secret).