DevOps Engineer 4 with Security Clearance

Base-2 Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical premiums paid for employees

Dental premiums paid

Vision premiums paid

Short-term disability premiums paid

Long-term disability premiums paid

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and floating holidays

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions seeks a DevOps Engineer 4 to deliver a reliable platform orchestrating microservices in an on-site SCIF environment. You will automate infrastructure, manage CI/CD pipelines with GitLab runners and Argo CD, and operate AWS cloud services. Strong security clearances and LINUX expertise are required.

The role emphasizes on-site work, rigorous compliance, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure uptime and performance in a modern operational system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related discipline.
• 12+ years of professional experience or 10+ years with a related Master's.
• Security+ CE certification.
• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph within the last 7 years.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, and scripting.
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and AWS infrastructure.

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-native tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Manage AWS environments and Terraform-based infrastructure.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

Scripting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Terraform

GitLab

Argo CD

Kubernetes

AWS

NiFi

Job description

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bachelor's Degree with 12 years of experience.
• Master's Degree with 10 years of experience.
• PhD with 10 years of experience.
• Security+ CE.
• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, with a CI Polygraph within the last 7 years.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.
• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).