DevOps Software Engineer
Base-2 SolutionsAbout the role
Requisition ID: 4592
Standard Title:
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
Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps Software Engineer to join a high-energy team building and deploying a cutting-edge technology stack in support of a mission-critical data discovery platform modernization effort. The role involves contributing to scalable, containerized microservices architecture and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big-data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation to accelerate development and improve reliability.
Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and evolving requirements.
Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models.
Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master's.
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 (Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.).
Experience supporting enterprise or production systems.
Familiarity with Kafka or other messaging systems (AMQP, JMS).
Familiarity with Kubernetes monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
Familiarity with GPU-based Kubernetes.
Familiarity with SALT for deployment automation.
Familiarity with Helm / Helmfile.
Familiarity with Nexus.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience.
Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
Required Certifications
None specified.
Required Security Clearance
Active Top Secret/SCI
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).
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Responsibilities
- Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big-data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
- Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation to accelerate development and improve reliability.
- Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
- Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and evolving requirements.
- Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
- Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models.
- Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant 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.
Benefits
- Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity.
- Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- 100% company-paid premiums for short-term and long-term disability.
- 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution.
- Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO) and 11 paid floating holidays.
- Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods.
Skills mentioned
About Base-2 Solutions
Base-2 Solutions is an SBA-certified woman-owned small business (WOSB) founded in Washington, DC, employing personnel to support our national security mission and the forward-deployed Warfighter.