Sr. Principal Pipeline Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance)

MKS2 Technologies•Aurora, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

MKS2 Technologies, LLC is seeking a Sr. Principal Pipeline Engineer to design, architect, and develop the CI/CD pipelines, automation, and tool chains that enable secure, reliable, and scalable software delivery across their hybrid-cloud enterprise. These environments include servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware, forming the backbone for development, integration, and test activities for a large Program delivering a critical national asset. This role demands deep expertise in CI/CD systems, DevSecOps automation, and pipeline architecture, with the technical ability to engineer, extend, and optimize tools. The engineer will architect, develop, automate, and maintain core pipeline services using tools such as AWS, RHEL, Ansible, Artifactory, Jenkins, GitLab, and Terraform to support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and secure software supply chain objectives.

Requirements

BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)—such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or Physics—and 10+ years of related work experience.
Current TS/SCI security clearance is required on day 1.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Demonstrated experience architecting, developing, automating, and maintaining enterprise‑scale CI/CD systems including Artifactory, Jenkins, and GitLab (not just using these tools, but designing and implementing them).
Experience building, packaging, and deploying containerized applications using CI/CD workflows integrated with Kubernetes environments.
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible; Docker or Podman, and container orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes or Rancher.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar on‑prem/self‑hosted infrastructure).

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and operating large‑scale CI/CD pipelines and software delivery ecosystems.
Expert-level knowledge of Git and modern branching strategies.
Experience with RHEL Linux systems.
Experience implementing Scaled Agile Frameworks.
Programming experience with Python, Bash, Ruby, or related languages.
Background in installing, configuring, automating, and integrating COTS/FOSS products—specifically architecting and extending Artifactory, Jenkins, and GitLab.
Ability to apply creative, out‑of‑the‑box thinking to resolve complex technical issues.
Knowledge of problem management practices and ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

Design, architect, and modernize end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure, automated, and repeatable software delivery.
Architect and manage enterprise pipeline tools, including Artifactory repositories, Jenkins automation frameworks, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines, developing custom integrations, plugins, and configurations as needed.
Develop software packages using Maven, Docker, Helm, PyPI, YUM, Conan, and similar tools to support automated build, test, and release workflows.
Develop and integrate Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) into automated pipeline processes to support software supply chain security.
Design automated hybrid-cloud workflows using tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
Build, package, and deploy containerized applications into Kubernetes environments using automated CI/CD workflows, including developing and troubleshooting container images, Helm charts, and deployment manifests used within the pipeline.