Senior DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes, CI/CD & Microservices

RPMGlobal; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RPMGlobal seeks a skilled engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices architecture in a mission-focused environment. You will work on a production data pipeline built with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka, while improving CI/CD and DevOps automation.

The role requires hands-on Linux, containers, and Kubernetes experience, plus strong collaboration across engineering, security, and operations teams. A TS/SCI clearance with CI poly is required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of three years of experience. Two additional years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.
• 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 proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associates degree

High School Diploma/GED

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitLab

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Helm

Prometheus

Grafana

Nexus

Salt

Job description

RPMGlobal seeks a skilled engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices architecture in a mission-focused environment. You will work on a production data pipeline built with Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka, while improving CI/CD and DevOps automation.

The role requires hands-on Linux, containers, and Kubernetes experience, plus strong collaboration across engineering, security, and operations teams. A TS/SCI clearance with CI poly is required.