Pipeline Developer

Cepeda is seeking a CI/CD Pipeline Developer to provide onsite support at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Alabama. The position supports enterprise-level software delivery efforts by designing building and maintaining automated GitLab-centered continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for Java and C development teams. The successful candidate must be adept at working independently and collaboratively with software developers testers and infrastructure personnel to deliver efficient secure and scalable software delivery workflows.

Responsibilities:
Architect develop maintain and refine CI/CD pipelines with a strong focus on GitLab workflows automation and integration efficiency.
Collaborate with Java developers C developers testers and infrastructure teams to improve code integration automated testing and deployment processes.
Implement and maintain effective branching strategies merge processes version-control standards and repository workflows using Git and GitLab.
Improve developer experience through automation enhancements pipeline optimization and consistent build and test environments.
Support containerization and orchestration activities using Docker Podman Kubernetes OpenShift or comparable technologies.
Develop and maintain documentation for pipeline designs configurations automation processes and software delivery workflows.

Required Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related discipline with three (3) or more years of relevant experience.

Clearance Requirements:
Must possess the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance; US Citizenship required

Required Qualifications/Experience:
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python Bash or PowerShell.
Strong understanding of Git workflows and contemporary branching strategies.
Experience supporting Java-based applications or working directly with Java development teams.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technologies including Terraform Ansible or Helm.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across diverse technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience:
Extensive hands-on experience building orchestrating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.
Background in full stack Java development or deep familiarity with Java architectures build systems and dependency management ecosystems.

What We Offer:

Our industry-leading benefits package goes above and beyond competitive salary commensuration for those just beginning their career and seasoned professionals alike. Our comprehensive benefits package includes full coverage medical insurance paid leave and paid holidays multiple retirement plan options short-term and long-term disability life insurance and work/life benefits including career development and recognition programs. Other perks we offer are flexible work schedules company-sponsored events and educational assistance.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants:

Cepeda is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online systems and need accommodation due to a disability you may use the following alternative email address or phone number to contact us about your interest in employment at Our process is to respond and work with the requestor to identify a workable accommodation to the application process.

Company Overview:

Formed as a corporation in 2001 we are a HUBZone veteran-owned woman-owned small business. We focus on serving DoD NASA and the commercial sector our services span the complete product life cycle from concept to software development to product release. Our services include software engineering systems engineering and process improvement.

We are passionate about meeting customer requirements while minimizing costs and maximizing performance. We have achieved a rating of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 for services and development. We have a 100% customer satisfaction rating and have won numerous awards at the local and national level. We are also extensively involved in the community and make generous charitable contributions.

Cepeda provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex gender identity sexual orientation pregnancy status as a parent national origin disability (physical or mental) family medical history or genetic information political affiliation military service or other non-merit based factors

Required Experience:

Manager