Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of experience; 6+ years with a Master's degree.
Strong proficiency in Linux.
Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes.
Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab.
Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack, containerized microservices architecture.
Support systems administration, installation, and configuration.
Promote adoption of DevOps best practices across engineering teams.
Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big-data pipeline using Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across environments.
Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features.
Benefits
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
401(k) with immediate vesting and a total of 8% 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.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 5236
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
This role involves building and deploying a cutting-edge technology stack as part of a 10-year program modernizing the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P). The position requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to deliver mission-critical capabilities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack, containerized microservices architecture.
Support systems administration, installation, and configuration.
Promote adoption of DevOps best practices across cross-functional engineering teams.
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 degree.
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 with Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.
Experience supporting enterprise or production systems.
Familiarity with Kafka or other messaging systems (AMQP, JMS).
Experience with Kubernetes monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
Experience with GPU-based Kubernetes.
Experience with SALT for deployment automation.
Experience with Helm / Helmfile.
Experience with Nexus.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency
Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience.
Master's degree with 6+ years of 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).
