DevOps Engineer 4 with Security Clearance

Base-2 Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer 4 to provide a reliable, highly available platform for orchestrating microservices in a modernized operational system. The role emphasizes infrastructure automation, platform operations, cloud services, CI/CD, and system reliability in a primarily on-site SCIF environment.

The candidate will work with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and tools like GitLab CI and Argo CD, ensuring compliance and high uptime across a secure facility.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph and a CI Polygraph within 7 years.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 12+ years of professional experience, or 10+ years with a related Master's.
• Security+ CE certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks and provision services.
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL systems.
• Install, configure, and tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Manage AWS cloud environments and collaborate with teams.
• Work on-site in a SCIF with minimal remote work.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Automation scripting

Kubernetes

Docker

GitLab CI

Argo CD

AWS

SCIF on-site

Security+ CE

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI/CD

NiFi

AWS

EKS/ECS/Fargate

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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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).