Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes, Microservices & CI/CD

Base-2 Solutions, LLC.; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RPMGlobal is seeking a senior DevOps engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices platform in a mission-focused environment in Bethesda, MD. The role emphasizes production Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and robust CI/CD pipelines with GitLab.

The ideal candidate holds TS/SCI with CI polygraph eligibility, deep Linux experience, and hands-on work with containers, Helm, and Kubernetes. Collaboration across engineering, security, and operations is essential.

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

Agile

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience

Master's degree with 10 years of experience

PhD with 10 years of experience

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Helm

Nexus

Salt

Python

Groovy

Java

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

RPMGlobal is seeking a senior DevOps engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices platform in a mission-focused environment in Bethesda, MD. The role emphasizes production Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and robust CI/CD pipelines with GitLab.

The ideal candidate holds TS/SCI with CI polygraph eligibility, deep Linux experience, and hands-on work with containers, Helm, and Kubernetes. Collaboration across engineering, security, and operations is essential.