Release Engineer - Active (TS/SCI with CI Poly) at Vibrint in Chantilly, VA, USA

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute software releases
• Manage deployment schedules across environments
• Support and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release automation
• Troubleshoot deployment issues and coordinate release activities
• Collaborate with developers, testers, admins, cybersecurity, and stakeholders

Requirements

• Possess at least four years of experience serving as a Release Engineer supporting software development efforts in a cleared environment.
• Proven ability to plan, coordinate, and execute software releases while managing deployment schedules across development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Collaborate effectively with software developers, testers, system administrators, cybersecurity personnel, and program stakeholders to ensure successful releases while minimizing operational risk.
• Support and maintain CI/CD pipelines, release automation, configuration management, version control, and DevSecOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues, coordinate release activities, and identify opportunities to improve the overall software delivery process.
• Demonstrate experience using industry-standard release and DevOps tools, including Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Bamboo, or similar release automation platforms.
• Possess an active TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Hold a high school diploma or GED (Bachelor's degree preferred).
• Relevant certifications in DevOps, cloud technologies, or release management are preferred.
• Support software development and release activities on federal government or Intelligence Community (IC) programs is highly.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Agile software development, DevSecOps, secure software development practices, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Apply experience with technologies such as Spring Boot, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jira, and Confluence.
• Coordinate software releases across multiple development teams while managing software baselines and configuration changes.
• Validate software deployments, develop rollback strategies, and resolve release-related issues in fast-paced development environments.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to the maturation of release management practices.
• Communicate effectively with technical teams and government stakeholders while balancing multiple priorities.
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to delivering successful releases.
• Anticipate risks, solve problems proactively, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Required

• Release Engineering
• CI/CD pipelines
• Release automation
• Configuration management
• Version control
• DevSecOps
• Git
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI/CD
• Azure DevOps
• Bamboo
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Preferred

• Agile software development
• Secure software development practices
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Spring Boot
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Ansible

Benefits

• Vibrint's comprehensive compensation package includes but is not limited to: competitive salary; annual merit-based salary increase and discretionary bonus program; 401(k) plan with a company contribution; 11 paid federal holidays; 160 hours of paid time off; medical, dental, vision, life and short- & long-term disability insurance; employee assistance program; and a generous professional development allowance.
• The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Our approach to crafting offers considers various factors to provide an equitable and competitive comprehensive compensation package. These considerations include, but are not limited to, contracted rates, education, certification(s), experience, specific competencies required for this position, and geographic location.