CI/CD Pipeline Administrator (Engineer Systems 3)

HII's Mission Technologies division•Port Hueneme, CA

2d•$99,960 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS). Mission Technologies’ Global Security (GS) group comprises live, virtual, constructive (LVC) solutions; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental; and Australia business. As a trusted partner to our military customers, HII designs, develops and operates the largest LVC enterprise that prepares warfighters for cross-domain battle. With advanced technologies to enable mission readiness, HII understands that preparation requires full coordination—not readiness in piece-parts. For more than 40 years, the U.S. Navy has entrusted HII to maintain and modernize the vast majority of its fleet. With a holistic approach to life-cycle maritime defense systems—from small watercraft to submarines, surface combatants and aircraft carriers—HII ensures a high state of readiness. HII supports the Department of Energy’s national security mission through the management and operation of its sites, as well as the safe cleanup of legacy waste across the country. HII meets clients’ toughest nuclear and environmental challenges. Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities: Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success. Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust. Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work. Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve. Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement. Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose. These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies. Job Description We are currently seeking an experienced CI/CD Pipeline Administrator to support the development, administration, security, automation, and continuous improvement of software delivery environments supporting the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD). This position will administer and support the organization's GitHub Enterprise environment and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines used to build, test, secure, package, and deploy software applications. The successful candidate will work closely with application developers, cybersecurity professionals, system administrators, database administrators, cloud/infrastructure personnel, and customer stakeholders to establish reliable, secure, automated, and repeatable software-delivery processes. This individual will maintain the tools and infrastructure supporting the software development lifecycle, standardize repository and pipeline configurations, troubleshoot build and deployment issues, and help implement DevSecOps practices consistent with Navy cybersecurity requirements.

Requirements

5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance for the duration of employment.
Possess and maintain a current CompTIA Security+ certification.
GitHub Enterprise
GitHub Actions
Git and distributed source control
CI/CD pipeline development and administration
DevOps and DevSecOps practices
Build and release engineering
GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners
Microsoft Azure
Azure App Service
Azure DevOps or comparable DevOps platforms
PowerShell, Bash, Python, or comparable scripting languages
YAML-based pipeline and workflow configuration
Windows and/or Linux systems administration
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or comparable technologies
Docker and container technologies
Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration platforms
Artifact and package management
Automated software testing
Static and dynamic application security testing
Software composition and dependency analysis
Vulnerability and secrets scanning
Identity and access management
Certificates, service accounts, tokens, and secrets management
Application deployment and configuration management
Logging, monitoring, and observability
Agile software development environments
Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) practices
DoD or Navy cybersecurity environments

Nice To Haves

Possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a qualifying related field.
Possess a minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in systems administration.

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, secure, and support GitHub Enterprise environments, organizations, repositories, teams, and associated development services.
Manage user permissions, role-based access, repository access, authentication, and other security controls within GitHub Enterprise.
Establish and maintain branching strategies, protected branches, pull-request requirements, code-review processes, release procedures, and repository standards.
Develop, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot GitHub Actions workflows supporting automated software builds, testing, security scanning, packaging, and deployment.
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting applications throughout the software development lifecycle.
Manage GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners, including configuration, security, availability, capacity, software dependencies, updates, and connectivity to approved development environments.
Develop reusable workflows, pipeline templates, automation scripts, and configuration standards that promote consistent development and deployment practices across multiple projects.
Automate repetitive development, build, testing, security, configuration, and deployment activities using appropriate scripting and automation technologies.
Integrate automated unit testing, code-quality analysis, dependency scanning, vulnerability scanning, secrets detection, approval gates, and other cybersecurity controls into CI/CD pipelines.
Work with cybersecurity personnel to incorporate security requirements throughout the software development and delivery lifecycle.
Support DevSecOps practices that integrate software development, cybersecurity, testing, infrastructure, and operations.
Configure and maintain secrets, credentials, certificates, tokens, service accounts, and other pipeline dependencies using approved security practices.
Support controlled application deployments to Microsoft Azure, Azure App Service, on-premises environments, development/test environments, and other approved hosting platforms.
Monitor pipeline execution, identify failures and performance issues, troubleshoot root causes, and implement corrective actions.
Troubleshoot build, test, packaging, integration, and deployment failures across development environments.
Coordinate with development, infrastructure, database, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to maintain reliable pipeline dependencies and deployment environments.
Assist development teams with repository configuration, workflow development, pipeline troubleshooting, and adoption of standardized DevSecOps practices.
Support source-code management, versioning, release management, configuration management, and artifact-management processes.
Participate in infrastructure and application modernization efforts involving automated build and deployment capabilities.
Monitor the health, performance, reliability, availability, and capacity of CI/CD infrastructure and supporting services.
Maintain appropriate logging, auditing, monitoring, and traceability for software delivery activities.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, configuration records, architecture diagrams, audit evidence, troubleshooting guidance, and knowledge-base information.
Provide technical assistance, guidance, and training to developers and other technical personnel on GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices.
Evaluate emerging DevOps and DevSecOps tools and technologies and recommend improvements to software-delivery processes.
Communicate technical issues, risks, requirements, and solutions effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.