- Requisition ID: 2978
- Standard Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
- Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
- Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
- Work Type: On-Site
- Shift: First
- Referral Eligibility: Eligible
- U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes
Position SummaryBase-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer 4 to provide a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates the microservices of a modernized operational system using cutting-edge technologies. This role supports infrastructure automation, platform operations, cloud services, CI/CD, and system reliability in a primarily on-site SCIF environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools.
- Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL systems.
- Install, configure, and performance tune Kubernetes, Docker Compose, NiFi, and cloud-native logging and metrics collection tools.
- Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deployment using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
- Manage AWS cloud environments.
- Collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
- Perform work primarily on-site, with little to no work from home, and support operations in a SCIF.
Required Qualifications- Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, with a CI Polygraph within the last 7 years.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
- 12 years or more of professional experience, or 10 years of professional experience with a related Master's degree.
- Current Security+ CE certification.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, and scripting.
- Ability to work primarily on-site in a SCIF environment.
Preferred Qualifications- Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.
- Understand AWS networking principles including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateway.
- Develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes.
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
- Experience with Kubernetes, especially EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.
Required Education and Experience EquivalencyEducationYears of ExperienceHigh School Diploma/GEDNot specified.Associate DegreeNot specified.Bachelor's Degree12Master's Degree10PhD10
Required CertificationsRequired Security Clearance- Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, with a CI Polygraph within the last 7 years.
Pay & Benefit HighlightsCompensation- 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).
