Software Engineer

Unissant•Washington, DC

About The Position

Unissant, Inc. is seeking a DevSecOps / CI-CD Engineer / Software Engineer to support a newly awarded program for a federal health agency. The role builds and operates secure delivery pipelines and reusable automation to help application teams release software consistently with traceable testing and security evidence. The ideal candidate has practical delivery experience, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to supporting Federal business applications while improving technical capability. The position implements and maintains pipelines for building, testing, scanning, packaging, and deploying software in the approved delivery environment. It develops reusable pipeline templates and configuration practices, integrates automated testing and security controls, and manages source control, artifacts, environment configuration, and secrets under approved controls. The engineer also automates environment provisioning, troubleshoots delivery failures, verifies recovery procedures, maintains documentation and release evidence, and coordinates work with program leadership, Government stakeholders, and related teams. Work must use Government-approved tools and authorized environments, and AI-assisted output must be validated before informing delivery decisions. The work is mainly in a routine office environment, with on-site support in the Bethesda, Maryland area as directed. Travel is listed as Washington, DC. The position may require lifting up to 10 pounds and extended working hours. Candidates must hold or be eligible for a Public Trust Moderate (Tier 2) background investigation and meet applicable federal suitability, badging, and system-access requirements. Pre-employment screening is required.

Requirements

Five years of experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines for production application teams.
Hands-on experience with source control, build automation, scripting, and deployment configuration.
Ability to integrate unit, integration, regression, and security checks into repeatable delivery workflows.
Experience managing secrets, access permissions, artifacts, and configuration changes securely.
Understanding of containerized delivery and infrastructure automation where appropriate to the application.
Ability to troubleshoot failed builds and deployments and collaborate with application, test, and security staff.
Ability to document work clearly, protect sensitive program information, and collaborate across Government and contractor teams.
Ability to meet federal suitability and access requirements and provide on-site support in the Bethesda, Maryland area as directed.
Must hold or be eligible for a Public Trust Moderate (Tier 2) background investigation and meet applicable federal suitability, badging, and system-access requirements.
Clear verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to coordinate professionally across Government, prime contractor, and subcontractor teams.
Ability to explain role-specific findings, document decisions and procedures, and communicate risks and recommended actions to the appropriate audience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Maven, and Docker where authorized.
Experience integrating SonarQube, Tenable/Nessus, or comparable approved quality and security tools.
Experience with Federal release controls, automated evidence collection, and cloud pipelines.
Experience supporting a Federal IT services environment, preferably within a federal health agency or comparable federal IT environment.
Experience transferring knowledge from an incumbent team and maintaining reliable services during transition.
A degree or relevant coursework in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline.
Relevant DevSecOps, cloud, or platform credentials.

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain build, test, scan, package, and deployment pipelines in the approved delivery environment.
Develop reusable pipeline templates and configuration practices that reduce inconsistent manual release steps.
Integrate automated tests, code analysis, vulnerability scans, and approval checkpoints into delivery workflows.
Manage source-control branching, build artifacts, environment configuration, and secrets through approved controls.
Automate environment provisioning and configuration changes with versioned, reviewable implementation scripts.
Investigate pipeline failures, improve deployment reliability, and verify rollback and recovery procedures.
Maintain pipeline runbooks, release evidence, configuration records, and metrics showing automation effectiveness.
Support transition knowledge transfer and maintain current technical or process documentation for assigned responsibilities.
Coordinate assigned work with program leadership, Government stakeholders, and related teams; report blockers and dependencies promptly.
Use Government-approved tools and handle program data within authorized environments.
Validate any AI-assisted output before it informs delivery decisions.