Software Engineer 2: Linux/Python, Docker & HPC (TS/SCI)

Captivation; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary range $130k–$270k

Up to 20% 401k contribution

HSA contribution $3,600

6 weeks paid time off

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision/Li

Disability/AD&D insurance

Job summary

Captivation is seeking a mid-level software engineer to develop and maintain system management infrastructure software and services for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in a Linux environment.

The role requires security clearance (Top Secret/SCI with favorable polygraph) and U.S. citizenship. Candidates should hold a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field and have several years of SWE experience. Baltimore area work is expected with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 3 years of SWE experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline, plus 5 years of SWE experience.
• Seven years of SWE experience in similar scope, requirements, and complexity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain system management infrastructure software for HPC in a Linux environment.
• Contribute to automation and tooling to streamline operations (Bash, Python).
• Work with DCIM/Netbox and Vault to secure infrastructure assets and secrets.
• Collaborate with IAM (Keycloak) and CI/CD teams (GitLab/Jenkins) to implement secure deployment pipelines.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash scripting

Python

DCIM Netbox

Vault secret mgmt

Keycloak IAM

Docker/Podman

CI/CD (GitLab/Jenkins)

Git Source Control

Linux tooling

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Netbox

HashiCorp Vault

Keycloak

Docker

Podman

CI/CD tooling (GitLab/Jenkins)

Git

Job description

Captivation is seeking a mid-level software engineer to develop and maintain system management infrastructure software and services for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in a Linux environment.

The role requires security clearance (Top Secret/SCI with favorable polygraph) and U.S. citizenship. Candidates should hold a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field and have several years of SWE experience. Baltimore area work is expected with competitive compensation and benefits.