Software Engineer 4

Base-2 Solutions; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Dental and vision insurance

Short/long-term disability

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions in Bethesda, MD, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack containerized microservices platform in a mission-focused environment. The role requires Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph, 10+ years of experience, strong Linux and Kubernetes skills, and hands-on CI/CD with GitLab.

On-site work with a collaborative, agile team will be required. You will contribute to building scalable infrastructure and coordinating with security and operations

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience.
• 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 proficiency

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

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

• Requisition ID: 4607
• Standard Title: Senior 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 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.

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

• Bachelors' Degree with 10 years of experience.
• Masters' Degree with 10 years of experience.
• PhD with 10 years of experience.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

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

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).