Lead Groovy Expert

Lead Devops with Groovy and Jenkins
McLean, VA (5 Days Onsite)

Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, development, and maintenance of Groovy-based automation frameworks and Jenkins Shared Libraries.
• Design, build, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins declarative/scripted pipelines) to support rapid, reliable software delivery.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to a team of DevOps/automation engineers.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to streamline the software delivery lifecycle.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and reusable patterns for pipeline-as-code.
• Integrate automation with tools such as Git/GitHub/Bitbucket, Artifactory/Nexus, SonarQube, and container platforms.
• Drive infrastructure-as-code and cloud automation initiatives (AWS preferred).
• Troubleshoot complex build, deployment, and release issues across environments.
• Partner with stakeholders to define the DevOps roadmap and continuously improve delivery metrics (DORA, lead time, deployment frequency).
• Champion security and compliance within pipelines (DevSecOps), aligned with financial-services regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
8+ years of software/DevOps engineering experience, with 2+ years in a technical lead capacity.
Expert-level proficiency in Groovy (including Jenkins Shared Libraries and pipeline DSL).
Strong experience with Jenkins (declarative and scripted pipelines) and CI/CD automation.
Solid programming background in Java and/or scripting (Shell, Python).
Hands-on experience with source control (Git), artifact repositories (Artifactory/Nexus), and static analysis tools (SonarQube).
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift).
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible).
Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure SDLC practices.