Software Engineer 3

Base-2 Solutions; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits for employee and deps

Dental and Vision insurance coverage

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices architecture in a mission-focused environment in Bethesda, MD. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph and hands-on experience with Linux, containers, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

You will collaborate across engineering, security, operations, and integration teams, contributing to Agile release planning and feature development while deploying scalable

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance and CI Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree plus 6+ years in related field
• Strong Linux proficiency
• Hands-on containers and Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana
• Cross-functional engineering collaboration

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline on Kubernetes
• Enhance CI/CD scripts and DevOps processes
• Design and support scalable infrastructure (physical and virtual)
• Configure Kubernetes deployments with Helm
• Collaborate with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, and operations
• Participate in Agile release planning and scrum activities

Skills

Linux proficiency

Containers (Docker)

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab

Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana

Education

Bachelor's degree (6+ years)

High School Diploma/GED with 9 years

Associate Degree with 9 years

Master's Degree with 6 years

PhD with 6 years

Tools

Kubernetes

GitLab

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Job description

• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
• Location: Bethesda, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First

• Requisition ID: 5414
• Standard Title: Software Engineer
• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
• Location: Bethesda, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First
• Referral Eligibility: Eligible
• U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes

Position Summary

Support the NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform and D3P Modernization effort by designing, deploying, and maintaining a full-stack containerized microservices architecture in a mission-focused engineering environment.

Essential Duties And 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

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of six years of experience in the category field. Three 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating systems at scale.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Development experience with Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, or Java.
• Experience supporting enterprise or production systems.
• Familiarity with Kafka or other messaging systems, Kubernetes monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, GPU-based Kubernetes, SALT for deployment automation, Helm/Helmfile, and Nexus.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of experience.
• Associates Degree with 9 years of experience.
• Bachelors' Degree with 6 years of experience.
• Masters' Degree with 6 years of experience.
• PhD with 6 years of experience.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Learn more: base-2solutions.com/eeo

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).