DevOps Engineer 4

Base-2 Solutions, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions, LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer 4 to design and operate a reliable, scalable platform that orchestrates microservices in a modernized system. You will automate infrastructure, manage CI/CD with GitLab and Argo CD, and maintain AWS-based services in a primarily on-site SCIF environment.

The role requires TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, a related bachelor’s degree or higher, and extensive experience in IaC, automation, and scripting.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph and CI Polygraph within 7 years.
• 12+ years of professional experience, or 10+ years with a related Master’s.
• Security+ CE certification is required.
• Experience with IaC, automation, and scripting.
• On-site work in a SCIF environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks and provision services.
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL systems.
• Install and tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud logging/metrics tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Manage AWS cloud environments and related networking.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders; work on-site in SCIF.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

Scripting

On-site work

SCIF environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree (related field)

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

AWS

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Argo CD

Kubernetes (EKS/ECS/Fargate)

Job description

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer 4 to provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system using cutting-edge technologies. This role supports infrastructure automation, platform operations, cloud services, CI/CD, and system reliability in a primarily on-site SCIF environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL systems.
• Install, configure, and performance tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics collection tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deployment using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Manage AWS cloud environments.
• Collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Perform work primarily on-site, with little to no work from home, and support operations in a SCIF.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, with a CI Polygraph within the last 7 years.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 12 years or more of professional experience, or 10 years of professional experience with a related Master’s degree.
• Current Security+ CE certification.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, and scripting.
• Ability to work primarily on-site in a SCIF environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.
• Understand AWS networking principles including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateway.
• Develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
• Experience with Kubernetes, especially EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of experience.
• Master’s Degree with 10 years of experience.
• PhD with 10 years of experience.

Required Certifications

• Security+ CE.

Required Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, with a CI Polygraph within the last 7 years.