Platform Reliability Engineer – Kubernetes & OSINT Stack

RPMGlobal; Bethesda, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer to join a high-impact team supporting the design, development, and deployment of a modern technology stack for the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). This role ensures uptime, reliability, and performance of a containerized microservices platform across OSINT for the Defense Intelligence Enterprise.

You'll work with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka and tools like Java, Python, React, and Appian, contribute to SAFe release

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience or 6+ years with a Master's
• 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 cloud services (preferably AWS) and cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and Keycloak
• Strong cross-functional coordination and execution
• Strong communication skills and ability to perform under pressure during incidents

Responsibilities

• Ensure uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large-scale big data production platform with a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka
• Leverage monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issues
• Lead triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
• Define and track reliability metrics such as SLIs and SLOs
• Participate in SAFe Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and cross-team coordination

Skills

Kubernetes

GitLab pipelines

Linux

Containerized environments

AWS

Elasticsearch

PostgreSQL

Logstash

Kibana

Keycloak

Communication skills

Incident management

SAFe Agile

Java

Python

Education

BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field

Master's degree

Tools

Java

Python

React

Appian

Bash

PowerShell

SALT

Groovy

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Prometheus

Grafana

Kubernetes

GitLab

Kafka

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer to join a high-impact team supporting the design, development, and deployment of a modern technology stack for the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). This role ensures uptime, reliability, and performance of a containerized microservices platform across OSINT for the Defense Intelligence Enterprise.

You'll work with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka and tools like Java, Python, React, and Appian, contribute to SAFe release