Platform Operations Engineer – Top Secret/SCI

Base-2 Solutions; Chevy Chase (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical premiums and benefits

Dental premiums

Vision premiums

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer to support the DOMEX Technology Platform. You will maintain a containerized microservices stack, ensuring uptime, performance, and scalability across Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, and Kafka.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams and adherence to security requirements are essential. Ideal candidates hold DoD 8570.01 Level II+ certifications, possess cloud experience (AWS), and can navigate SAFe Agile environments while

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience
• DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP)
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification
• Experience with Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, Linux, and containerized environments
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale production systems
• Experience with AWS and cloud infra
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and Keycloak
• Strong cross-functional coordination and incident response skills

Responsibilities

• Ensure uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large-scale big data platform on Kubernetes and related tech
• Lead triage, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
• Define and track reliability metrics (SLIs/SLOs)
• Participate in SAFe Agile release planning, scrums, and cross-team coordination

Skills

Kubernetes

GitLab

Linux

Cloud (AWS)

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Java/Python

Monitoring/SLIs-SLOs

SAFe Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Systems Engineering or related field

Master's degree with 6+ years experience

Tools

Appian

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Grafana/Prometheus

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer to support the DOMEX Technology Platform. You will maintain a containerized microservices stack, ensuring uptime, performance, and scalability across Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, and Kafka.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams and adherence to security requirements are essential. Ideal candidates hold DoD 8570.01 Level II+ certifications, possess cloud experience (AWS), and can navigate SAFe Agile environments while