DevOps Engineer

Base-2 Solutions, LLC.; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions seeks a DevOps Engineer to support modernization and deployment of a government information system. You will work with GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, and Solr clusters while migrating from on-premises VMware to AWS.

Strong Windows Server and AWS IaC experience are essential for this critical role. The ideal candidate will implement containerization strategies for Java apps, enforce security controls, and manage artifacts and infrastructure across development, staging, and production

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Experience managing Nexus Repository for artifacts and dependencies.
• Proven ability to build and maintain Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production.
• Strong Windows Server administration and on-premises infrastructure management.
• Extensive AWS experience including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and CloudFormation/Terraform.
• Infrastructure-as-code practices across multi-environment deployments.
• Knowledge of containerization strategies for Java applications.
• Experience applying security controls in VMware and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Automate deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments.
• Manage Nexus Repository for artifact storage and dependency management.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• Build and maintain Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
• Administer Windows Server environments and orchestrate infrastructure upgrades.
• Plan and execute migration strategies from on-premises VMware to AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and related components.
• Develop containerization strategies for Java applications.
• Implement configuration management tools and practices.
• Apply security controls in both on-premises VMware and AWS cloud environments.
• Monitor system performance and implement optimization strategies.

Skills

GitLab CI/CD pipelines

Nexus Repository management

Apache Solr with ZooKeeper

Windows Server administration

AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation

Terraform/CloudFormation

Java containerization

Configuration management tools

Security controls (VMware & AWS)

Education

Bachelor's degree with 9 years of experience

Master's degree with 7 years of experience

No degree with 13+ years of experience

Job description

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to support the modernization and deployment of a critical government information system. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Nexus Repository management, and building and maintaining Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments. The role involves automating deployment processes, managing artifact repositories, and orchestrating infrastructure upgrades across Windows Server environments while planning migration to AWS cloud infrastructure. Strong expertise in Windows Server administration, AWS cloud services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform), and infrastructure-as-code practices are essential. Experience with containerization strategies for Java applications, configuration management tools, and implementing security controls in both on-premises VMware and cloud environments is highly valued.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Automate deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments.
• Manage Nexus Repository for artifact storage and dependency management.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• Build and maintain Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
• Administer Windows Server environments and orchestrate infrastructure upgrades.
• Plan and execute migration strategies from on-premises VMware to AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and related components.
• Develop containerization strategies for Java applications.
• Implement configuration management tools and practices.
• Apply security controls in both on-premises VMware and AWS cloud environments.
• Monitor system performance and implement optimization strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Nexus Repository management experience.
• Building and maintaining Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
• Strong expertise in Windows Server administration.
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Infrastructure-as-code practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Containerization strategies for Java applications.
• Configuration management tools.
• Implementing security controls in both on-premises VMware and cloud environments.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor's degree with 9 years of experience.
• Master's degree with 7 years of experience.
• No degree with 13+ years of experience.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph