Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud, Kubernetes & CI/CD Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior DevOps Software Engineer to lead the DevOps team on the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) program, delivering a containerized microservices stack and scalable cloud-based OSINT capabilities for DoD/IC.

You will own CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with system engineers and architects, and drive SAFe/Agile ceremonies, backlog planning, and delivery of high-value features in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher with 12+ years in software/dev or 10+ with Master's.
• DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II certification or higher (Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP).
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Linux, Elastic Stack, and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps team for design, deployment, and maintenance of a full stack containerized microservices architecture.
• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
• Enhance CI/CD scripts and processes for faster development and resilient deployments.
• Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure (physical and virtual).
• Collaborate with System Engineers to design solutions and provide input to docs/diagrams.
• Own and prioritize the Agile team backlog and participate in PI planning and ceremonies.
• Monitor progress, resolve dependencies and risks impacting delivery.
• Communicate priorities and progress to stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodologies

Product Owner / backlog

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering

Master's degree with 10+ years

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Helm

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

ArgoCD

cert-manager

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior DevOps Software Engineer to lead the DevOps team on the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) program, delivering a containerized microservices stack and scalable cloud-based OSINT capabilities for DoD/IC.

You will own CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with system engineers and architects, and drive SAFe/Agile ceremonies, backlog planning, and delivery of high-value features in a fast-paced environment.