Senior DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes, CI/CD, Big Data

RPMGlobal; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions seeks a Senior DevOps Software Engineer to centralize and standardize TCPED OSINT for DoD/IC, deploying a containerized microservices stack on cloud platforms. You will lead DevOps efforts, integrate off-the-shelf and custom software, and enable scalable data processing with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.

The role emphasizes collaboration with systems engineering, development, security, and operations teams, with on-site duties in Bethesda, MD and occasional remote tasks.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience with 12+ years in software development, system engineering or related field; 10+ years with Master's degree.
• Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II certification or higher (Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, CISSP, etc.).
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
• Experience with container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes, including Ingress/Gateway API, Helm, Pod disruption budgets, Affinity/anti-affinity rules, and familiarity with external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, eck (Elasticsearch).
• GitLab CI/CD pipeline development incl. Code Quality and Code Coverage reports.
• Linux OS navigation, sysctls for Kubernetes environments, FApolicyd, and SELinux experience.
• Elastic Search, Logstash, and Kibana familiarity.
• Product Owner or Agile team experience with backlog management and Scrum facilitation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for diverse audiences.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration with engineering, design, and PM teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a DevOps team responsible for design, deployment, and maintenance of a full stack containerized microservices architecture.
• Perform technical systems administration, installation, and configuration.
• Foster a DevOps culture and cross-functional collaboration across teams.
• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline using Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
• Enhance and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes for faster, resilient deployments.
• Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure (physical and virtual).
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features.
• Collaborate with System Engineers on new features and requirements.
• Provide input to systems engineering diagrams and docs.
• Own and prioritize Agile team backlog, align with business priorities.
• Support SAFe PI planning and project documentation.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and monitor sprint/program progress.
• Review and accept work to ensure alignment with requirements and quality.
• Communicate priorities and product goals with stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Kubernetes

Helm

CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD

Linux administration

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Agile / SAFe

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

BS in Engineering / CS / Systems Eng or related

Master's degree equivalency

Tools

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

cert-manager

Nexus

GitLab

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Base-2 Solutions seeks a Senior DevOps Software Engineer to centralize and standardize TCPED OSINT for DoD/IC, deploying a containerized microservices stack on cloud platforms. You will lead DevOps efforts, integrate off-the-shelf and custom software, and enable scalable data processing with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.

The role emphasizes collaboration with systems engineering, development, security, and operations teams, with on-site duties in Bethesda, MD and occasional remote tasks.