DevOps Engineer Level 4

Base-2 Solutions, LLC.; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform Modernization program in Bethesda, Maryland. This role involves design, deployment, and maintenance of a containerized microservices stack, plus DevOps, systems administration, installation and production support.

You will deploy and optimize a production big data pipeline with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka; enhance CI/CD, automate workflows, and help design scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with at least ten years of experience.
• DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification (e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP).
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account certification per DoD 8570 policy.
• Experience with containers and container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes.
• Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes environments (Ingress/Gateway API, Helm, pod disruption budgets, affinity rules, external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, Elasticsearch).
• Experience developing GitLab pipelines (CI/CD, Code Quality, Code Coverage/Test reports).
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems and sysctls for Kubernetes environments.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline using Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
• Enhance and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts to speed up development and resilience.
• Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure (physical and virtual).
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers on feature design and requirements.
• Provide technical input to systems engineering docs and diagrams.
• Participate in Agile release planning and scrums.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab CI/CD

Linux system administration

Shell scripting (Bash)

Python

ArgoCD

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

GitLab

Job description

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform Modernization program in Bethesda, Maryland. This role supports the design, deployment, and maintenance of a full-stack containerized microservices architecture and contributes to DevOps, systems administration, installation, configuration, and production support activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline using a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch backend, and Kafka messaging.
• Enhance, improve, and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes to support faster development, quicker error detection, and resilient deployments.
• Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure, including physical and virtualized environments.
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments to support new feature requirements.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers to design solutions for new features and requirements.
• Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation, diagrams, and models in coordination with Systems Engineering and Architecture team members.
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions, and other meetings.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of ten years of experience in the category field.
• Possess at least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification, such as CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP, or CISSP Associate.
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account certification per DoD 8570 policy.
• Experience with containers and container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes.
• Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes environments, including Ingress/Gateway API, Helm chart design/build, pod disruption budgets, affinity/anti-affinity rules, external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, and eck/Elasticsearch.
• Experience developing GitLab pipelines, including integration of GitLab CI/CD components, Code Quality reports, and Code Coverage/Test reports.
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems.
• Knowledge of sysctls for Kubernetes environments.
• Experience with FApolicyd and SELinux.
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with systems at scale.
• Experience or knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques.
• Experience with development or scripting languages and tools, such as Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, or Java.
• Experience supporting a production or enterprise system.
• Experience with Kafka or other message-passing systems, such as AMQP or JMS.
• Experience with Kubernetes monitoring tools, such as Prometheus or Grafana.
• Experience with GPU-based Kubernetes.
• Experience with SALT for deployment automation.
• Experience with Nexus.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelors' Degree with 10 years of experience.
• Masters' Degree with 10 years of experience.
• PhD with 10 years of experience.

RequiredCertifications

• At least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification

Required Security Clearance

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

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. Learn more: base-2solutions.com/eeo