Software Engineer II - Kubernetes & GitOps (On-Site)

Alex-alternative Experts, Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

ALEX is seeking a reliable and motivated Software Engineer (Level 2) to support a mission-critical program within the Intelligence Community at Fort Meade, MD. This is an on-site position in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) environment.

The SWE Level 2 is a capable engineer who implements containerized application workflows and infrastructure automation using modern DevOps and cloud-native tooling in a classified environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on containerized app development and/or infrastructure automation.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Familiar with Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD practices, and modern DevOps tooling in classified environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement deployment pipelines and Helm charts for containerized apps in classified Kubernetes environments.
• Develop logic for deployment patterns, secrets management, and ConfigMap lifecycle.
• Document reusable deployment templates and ensure alignment with program standards.

Skills

Go

Python

TypeScript

GitOps

CI/CD

Documentation

Linux

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent experience 4+ years in lieu of degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

Docker

ArgoCD

Fleet

Terraform

Ansible

Rancher Government Solutions

OpenShift

Job description

ALEX is seeking a reliable and motivated Software Engineer (Level 2) to support a mission-critical program within the Intelligence Community at Fort Meade, MD. This is an on-site position in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) environment.

The SWE Level 2 is a capable engineer who implements containerized application workflows and infrastructure automation using modern DevOps and cloud-native tooling in a classified environment.