DevOps Software Engineer

Base-2 Solutions, LLC.; Bethesda, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions, LLC. seeks a DevOps Software Engineer to join a high-energy team supporting the DIA-NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform. You will build and deploy a modern tech stack as part of a 10-year program, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities.

The role requires strong Linux, containerization, Kubernetes, and CI/CD skills, with hands-on experience in big-data pipelines and cross-functional environments. TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's or 6+ years with a Master's
• Proficiency in Linux and containerized environments
• Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana
• Ability to work in cross-functional engineering teams and Agile settings

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack, containerized microservices architecture.
• Support systems administration, installation, and configuration.
• Promote DevOps best practices across teams.
• Deploy and maintain a production big-data pipeline using Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
• Design scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
• Configure Kubernetes deployments with Helm.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers on new capabilities.
• Contribute to engineering docs and diagrams.
• Participate in Agile release planning and related activities

Skills

Linux

Containers

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitLab

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Systems Eng

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Kafka

GitLab

Helm

Nexus

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps Software Engineer to join a high-energy team supporting the DIA-NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). This role involves building and deploying a cutting-edge technology stack as part of a 10-year program modernizing the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P). The position requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to deliver mission-critical capabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack, containerized microservices architecture.
• Support systems administration, installation, and configuration.
• Promote adoption of DevOps best practices across cross-functional engineering teams.
• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big-data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
• Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation to accelerate development and improve reliability.
• Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and evolving requirements.
• Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
• Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models.
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master'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, Java, etc.
• Experience supporting enterprise or production systems.
• Familiarity with Kafka or other messaging systems (AMQP, JMS).
• Experience with Kubernetes monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience with GPU-based Kubernetes.
• Experience with SALT for deployment automation.
• Experience with Helm / Helmfile.
• Experience with Nexus.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience.
• Master's degree with 6+ years of experience.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI

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