Base-2 Solutions, LLC
DevOps Engineer Level 4
DevOps engineer (onsite in Bethesda, MD) supporting a DoD DOMEX big-data platform: deploying and maintaining a containerized microservices pipeline on Kubernetes with Elasticsearch and Kafka, building GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and handling production support. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph eligibility.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree (or Master's/PhD) with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the category field
- At least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification (CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP, or CISSP Associate)
- Ability to obtain Privileged User Account certification per DoD 8570 policy
- Experience with containers and container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes
- Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes environments (Ingress/Gateway API, Helm chart design/build, pod disruption budgets, affinity/anti-affinity, external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, ECK/Elasticsea
- Experience developing GitLab pipelines, including CI/CD components, Code Quality, and Code Coverage/Test reports
- Knowledge of Linux operating systems
- Knowledge of sysctls for Kubernetes environments
- Experience with FApolicyd and SELinux
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
- Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution
Nice to have
- Experience with systems at scale
- Experience or knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
- Experience with development/scripting languages and tools such as Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, or Java
- Experience supporting a production or enterprise system
- Experience with Kafka or other message-passing systems (AMQP, JMS)
- Experience with Kubernetes monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana
- Experience with GPU-based Kubernetes
- Experience with SALT for deployment automation
- Experience with Nexus
Full description
Position Summary
Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform Modernization program in Bethesda, Maryland. This role supports the design, deployment, and maintenance of a full-stack containerized microservices architecture and contributes to DevOps, systems administration, installation, configuration, and production support activities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline using a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch backend, and Kafka messaging.
- Enhance, improve, and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes to support faster development, quicker error detection, and resilient deployments.
- Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure, including physical and virtualized environments.
- Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments to support new feature requirements.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineers to design solutions for new features and requirements.
- Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation, diagrams, and models in coordination with Systems Engineering and Architecture team members.
- Participate in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions, and other 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.
- Possess at least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification, such as CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP, or CISSP Associate.
- Ability to obtain Privileged User Account certification per DoD 8570 policy.
- Experience with containers and container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes.
- Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes environments, including Ingress/Gateway API, Helm chart design/build, pod disruption budgets, affinity/anti-affinity rules, external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, and eck/Elasticsearch.
- Experience developing GitLab pipelines, including integration of GitLab CI/CD components, Code Quality reports, and Code Coverage/Test reports.
- Knowledge of Linux operating systems.
- Knowledge of sysctls for Kubernetes environments.
- Experience with FApolicyd and SELinux.
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
- Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with systems at scale.
- Experience or knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques.
- Experience with development or scripting languages and tools, such as Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, or Java.