Senior Software Engineer (Go/Python) - Kubernetes Platform

Alex-alternative Experts, Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

ALEX - Alternative Experts, LLC seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Level 3) to support a mission-critical program at Fort Meade, MD. This on-site TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph role combines architecture ownership with hands-on cloud-native development on Kubernetes platforms in a classified environment.

You will lead reusable Helm charts, GitOps templates, and deployment strategies, while mentoring junior engineers and shaping platform-wide standards for secure, scalable deployments.

Qualifications

• Deep experience coding in Go and/or Python in cloud-native contexts.
• Experience with event-driven or agent-based systems (Kafka, controller patterns).
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible).
• Demonstrated end-to-end system component delivery ownership.
• Proven mentorship and technical leadership capability.
• Comfortable balancing automation with operator oversight in classified environments.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable workflows for deploying and managing Kubernetes-native applications including multi-tenant and multi-cluster configurations.
• Lead development of reusable Helm charts, GitOps templates, and deployment strategies.
• Build system-aware controllers or agents that automate application lifecycle tasks.
• Contribute to platform-wide architecture decisions including deployment strategy, multi-cluster config, and observability.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; conduct code reviews for reliability and security.
• Guide the team through design decisions and engineering tradeoffs.

Skills

Go

Python

Kubernetes

Cloud-native

Event-driven

DevOps

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitOps

Helm

OpenShift

Job description

ALEX - Alternative Experts, LLC seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Level 3) to support a mission-critical program at Fort Meade, MD. This on-site TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph role combines architecture ownership with hands-on cloud-native development on Kubernetes platforms in a classified environment.

You will lead reusable Helm charts, GitOps templates, and deployment strategies, while mentoring junior engineers and shaping platform-wide standards for secure, scalable deployments.