Senior DevOps Engineer — Kubernetes & Big Data Pipeline

RPMGlobal; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

RPMGlobal is seeking an experienced engineer to support the NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform and the D3P modernization. You will design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices architecture within a mission-focused environment.

The role requires hands-on work with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating across disciplines to deliver scalable infrastructure and robust DevOps practices.

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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline using a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes with Elasticsearch backend and Kafka messaging.
• Enhance, improve, and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes.
• Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure including physical and virtualized environments.
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments in support of new feature requirements.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams.
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions, and related meetings

Skills

Linux

Kubernetes

Containers

CI/CD

GitLab

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Cross-functional

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Bash

PowerShell

SALT

Python

Groovy

Java

Prometheus

Grafana

Nexus

Helm/Helmfile

Job description

RPMGlobal is seeking an experienced engineer to support the NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform and the D3P modernization. You will design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices architecture within a mission-focused environment.

The role requires hands-on work with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating across disciplines to deliver scalable infrastructure and robust DevOps practices.