Software Engineer 2 - DevOps
Captivation Software
About the role
Build to something to be proud of.
Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.
Description
Captivation Software is looking for a mid level software engineer who will be working in a DevOps focused position. In this position, the DevOps Software Engineer shall be responsible for overseeing and monitoring live production operations to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of the project's software application suite. Responsibilities include identifying, diagnosing, and responding to service disruptions, performance degradation, and operational issues, performing basic troubleshooting and corrective actions, supporting system sustainment activities, and collaborating with development and operations teams to maintain system health, improve operational efficiency, and support continuous service delivery.
Requirements
Security Clearance:
Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Required Skills:
Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools
Experience developing scripts using Bash
Recent Python (3.x) software development experience
Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and containers
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI
Distributed logging and monitoring (ELK Stack, Prometheus/Grafana)
Familiar with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
Familiar with Helm Charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes
Familiar with Messaging Frameworks including RabbitMQ
Familiar with IaC principles, methodologies, and tools such as Ansible
Experience with Git Source Control System
Desired Skills:
Experience with SQL databases including PostgreSQL
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence
This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.
Benefits
Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)
Above Market Hourly Rates
$3,600 HSA Contribution
6 Weeks Paid Time Off
Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D
Responsibilities
- Monitor live production operations to ensure application availability, reliability, and performance
- Identify, diagnose, and respond to service disruptions, performance degradation, and operational issues
- Perform basic troubleshooting and corrective actions
- Support system sustainment and collaborate with development and operations teams to maintain system health and continuous service delivery
Qualifications
- Must be a U.S. citizen and hold an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph
- Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus 3 years of relevant software engineering experience, bachelor's degree plus 5 years, or 7 years of experience
- Experience with Linux CLI and tools, Bash scripting, and recent Python 3 development
- Experience with MongoDB, Docker, CI/CD tools including GitLab CI, distributed logging and monitoring, and Git
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Helm, RabbitMQ, and infrastructure as code tools such as Ansible
- PostgreSQL and Atlassian Jira and Confluence experience are desired
Benefits
- Up to 20% 401(k) contribution, vested from day one
- $3,600 HSA contribution
- Six weeks of paid time off
- Company-paid medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance
Skills mentioned
About Captivation Software
Build something to be proud of. Captivation is focused on engineering digital solutions for mission makers. We deliver software engineering expertise across a broad spectrum of disciplines, collaborating to solve problems with the agility and efficiency of a small business. Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is a small, developer-oriented company that embraces the progressive attitude you would expect at a tech startup. We value transparency in the employer-employee relationship, and aim to empower our team through a flattened company structure. We actively pursue the most interesting work the Intelligence Community has to offer. Our team works with leading software technologies to create awesome solutions for happy clients.