Software Engineer 2 - Python/MongoDB/Linux

Captivation; Maryland; On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k contribution

HSA contribution

Flexible PTO

Medical insurance

Life & disability insurance

Udemy learning

Job summary

Captivation in Maryland seeks a mid-level software engineer to develop, sustain, and troubleshoot a suite of applications used with commercial, government, and open-source products. You will implement, test, and integrate software using Python, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and CI/CD in security-cleared environments.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, Linux Bash, NoSQL (MongoDB), and container orchestration, with an active security clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or 2 more years of experience in its place. Each degree above a bachelor's counts for 2 years of the experience.
• Using the Linux command-line interface.
• Developing scripts with Bash.
• Recent software development with Python 3.x.
• Working with NoSQL databases, including MongoDB.
• Using containerization technologies, including Docker and containers.
• Applying continuous integration and continuous delivery principles, methodologies, and tools, including GitLab CI.
• Working with Kubernetes container orchestration.
• Using Helm charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes.
• Working with messaging frameworks, including RabbitMQ.
• Applying infrastructure-as-code principles, methodologies, and tools such as Ansible.
• Using Git source control.
• An active security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain the software application suite.
• Troubleshoot software issues.
• Implement, test, and integrate software with commercial, government, and open-source products, packages, and libraries.

Skills

Python 3.x

NoSQL (MongoDB)

Bash scripting

Linux CLI

CI/CD principles

Kubernetes

Helm charts

RabbitMQ

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree or 2+ years experience alternative

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm charts

RabbitMQ

Ansible

GitLab CI

Git

Job description

Develop, sustain, and troubleshoot a suite of software applications in a mid-level engineering role. The team implements, tests, and integrates software with commercial, government, and open-source products, packages, and libraries.

What you’ll do

• Develop and sustain the software application suite
• Troubleshoot software issues
• Implement, test, and integrate software with commercial, government, and open-source products, packages, and libraries

What you’ll need

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or 2 more years of experience in its place. Each degree above a bachelor's counts for 2 years of the experience
• Using the Linux command-line interface
• Developing scripts with Bash
• Recent software development with Python 3.x
• Working with NoSQL databases, including MongoDB
• Using containerization technologies, including Docker and containers
• Applying continuous integration and continuous delivery principles, methodologies, and tools, including GitLab CI
• Working with Kubernetes container orchestration
• Using Helm charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes
• Working with messaging frameworks, including RabbitMQ
• Applying infrastructure-as-code principles, methodologies, and tools such as Ansible
• Using Git source control
• An active security clearance

Nice to have

• Working with SQL databases, including PostgreSQL
• Using the Atlassian tool suite, including Jira and Confluence

About Captivation

Captivation creates innovative software solutions for the Armed Forces and the Intelligence Community, in support of missions that matter. Founded in 2014 and based in Hanover, Maryland, we’re technical from the top down, and we’re trusted to deliver in digital signal processing, big data and streaming analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, application development, data visualization and DevOps.

We’re looking for the best and brightest: people who get things done and want their work to make a difference.

Pay and benefits

Salary: $180,000 - $200,000 a year, depending on experience

• An employer 401(k) contribution of up to 20%, with no match required
• A generous HSA contribution
• Flexible paid time off
• Company-paid medical, dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• A learning and development program, through Udemy

This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third-party staffing or recruiting firms.