Website World Services LLC
Project: CI/CD Pipeline Transformation
Location: Government Facility OnSite (Washington, DC area)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: Senior (10+ years preferred)
Salary Range: $180,000 – $200,000
Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher required
U.S. Citizenship Required
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO
POSITION OVERVIEW
World Services LLC is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead the design and advisory strategy for transitioning NAVAIR programs from manual release processes to secure, automated CI/CD pipelines aligned with DevSecOps principles and Authority to Operate (ATO) requirements. This role combines technical architecture, change enablement, and stakeholder advisory to drive scalable, compliant modernization.
Onsite support required at various U.S. Navy and NAVAIR locations. Candidates will work in secure government environments collaborating directly with program offices, engineering teams, and mission stakeholders.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Architecture & Strategy
• Design end-to-end DevSecOps and CI/CD architectures for Navy aviation systems
• Define transition roadmap from manual change management to automated pipelines
• Establish system architecture aligned with DoD/Navy compliance frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-53)
• Lead development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and cloud-native architecture strategies
• Advise on system integration across legacy and modernized environments
ATO & Security Integration
• Architect CI/CD pipelines that support continuous ATO (cATO) objectives
• Ensure security is embedded across pipeline stages (static/dynamic scans, compliance checks)
• Collaborate with cybersecurity stakeholders to align with RMF accreditation processes
• Define traceability, auditability, and compliance automation within pipelines
Change Management & Enablement
• Develop frameworks for organizational transition to DevSecOps operating models
• Guide program offices on adoption of automated delivery and release practices
• Establish governance models for pipeline usage, approvals, and release controls
• Drive cultural shift from manual to automated, low-risk, continuous deployments
Stakeholder Engagement
• Serve as senior technical advisor to NAVAIR leadership and program offices
• Lead workshops, architecture reviews, and technical briefings
• Translate mission needs into scalable technical solutions
• Coordinate across engineering, cybersecurity, QA, and program management teams
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• 12+ years of experience in systems architecture, cloud, or DevSecOps environments
• Demonstrated experience supporting DoD/Navy programs (NAVAIR preferred)
• CI/CD tools: Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins
• IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of RMF, ATO, and DoD cybersecurity requirements
• Experience leading large-scale modernization or DevSecOps transformation efforts
• Active Secret clearance or higher
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience implementing cATO within DoD environments
• Familiarity with Navy Team Managed Deployment (TMD) concepts
• SAFe, Agile, or DevSecOps certifications
• Experience briefing senior government stakeholders