DevOps Engineer 2

Base-2 Solutions; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid health premiums

Company-paid dental premiums

Company-paid vision premiums

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions in Bethesda, MD seeks a Junior DevOps Engineer to support the NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform and D3P Modernization by deploying and maintaining a containerized microservices stack.

The role requires hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitLab, and Linux environments, plus TS/SCI clearance. On-site work and cross-functional collaboration are key aspects of this position.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of three years of experience in the field; substitutions allowed.
• Strong Linux proficiency and hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab.
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
• Demonstrated success in cross-functional engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline on Kubernetes.
• Enhance and maintain CI/CD scripts and DevOps processes.
• Design and support scalable infrastructure (physical and virtual).
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including security and operations.
• Participate in Agile release planning and project meetings.

Skills

Linux proficiency

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associates degree

Master's degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitLab

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Bash

PowerShell

SALT

Python

Groovy

Java

Helm

Job description

• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
• Location: Bethesda, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First

• Requisition ID: 3507
• Standard Title: Junior DevOps Engineer
• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
• Location: Bethesda, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First
• Referral Eligibility: Eligible
• U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes

Position Summary

Support the NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform and D3P Modernization effort by designing, deploying, and maintaining a full-stack containerized microservices architecture in a mission-focused engineering environment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline using a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes with Elasticsearch backend and Kafka messaging.
• Enhance, improve, and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes.
• Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure including physical and virtualized environments.
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments in support of new feature requirements.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams.
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions, and related meetings

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of three years of experience in the category field. Two additional years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.
• Strong Linux proficiency.
• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab.
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
• Demonstrated success working in cross-functional engineering environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating systems at scale.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Development experience with Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, or Java.
• Experience supporting enterprise or production systems.
• Familiarity with Kafka or other messaging systems, Kubernetes monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, GPU-based Kubernetes, SALT for deployment automation, Helm/Helmfile, and Nexus.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• High School Diploma/GED with 5 years of experience.
• Associates Degree with 5 years of experience.
• Bachelors' Degree with 3 years of experience.
• Masters' Degree with 3 years of experience.
• PhD with 3 years of experience.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).