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Robert Rolison

DevSecOps Engineer · Denver, CO

CI/CD, release management, and secure delivery for mission-critical programs.

About

Secure delivery at scale

DevSecOps Engineer with 3 years on a DoD program delivering CI/CD automation, release management, and pipeline infrastructure for 60+ developers. YAML pipeline authoring, containerized runners, Kubernetes targeting, and cross-environment coordination — with CompTIA Security+ and a foundation in secure software delivery.

Clearance
Active Secret (DoD)
Education
B.S. Applied Computing TechnologyColorado State University, Fort Collins, CO · May 2023
Focus
CI/CD · Kubernetes runners · Release management

Experience

Where shipping meets security

Deloitte

DevSecOps Engineer (Analyst → Consultant)

Denver · Jul 2023 – Present

U.S. Army AIE Program • Promoted to Consultant Apr 2025

  • Engineered and maintained 20+ YAML CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, quality gates, security checkpoints, and rollback strategies for a 60+ developer program.
  • Configured Kubernetes-based self-hosted runner pools with node selector demands; authored custom Dockerfiles for agent tooling.
  • Managed 10+ releases/week — twice-daily lower-environment deployments and biweekly production releases.
  • Developed Azure DevOps REST API automation to migrate 10,000+ work items across org domains for a secure transition.
  • Release Manager for Salesforce initiatives across dev/test/prod with automated post-deploy validation.
  • Built real-time Azure DevOps dashboards for deployment health, build success, and sprint metrics.
  • Authored onboarding documentation, reducing new-hire ramp-up by ~50%.

Earlier roles

  • AT&T Software Engineering Extern (2022)
  • CSU IT/Web Intern (2022)
  • CSU Coding Teaching Assistant (2022)

Skills & tooling

Built for pipelines and platforms

Languages

  • Python 3
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • C++
  • C#
  • YAML

CI/CD & DevOps

  • Azure DevOps Pipelines
  • GitHub Actions
  • Git / GitHub
  • Multi-stage pipelines
  • Quality gates
  • Rollback strategies

Containers & Orchestration

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Node selectors & demands
  • Self-hosted agent pools

Cloud & Platforms

  • Microsoft Azure
  • Salesforce
  • ServiceNow
  • AWS
  • GitHub

Security & Practices

  • CompTIA Security+
  • Secret clearance
  • Secure software delivery
  • Agile / Scrum

Tooling

  • Azure DevOps REST API
  • Dashboards & reporting
  • Automation scripting
  • Documentation
CompTIA Security+Active Secret Security Clearance (DoD program)U.S. Citizen

Projects

Things I ship on the side

Personal builds that pair the same rigor as production work with experimentation—APIs, ML, data, and polished product surfaces.

Contact

Let's build reliable releases

Open to conversations about DevSecOps, secure CI/CD, and mission-driven engineering.