- Requisition ID: 5076
- 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 SummaryBase-2 Solutions is seeking an Elasticsearch Engineer to develop, deploy, and maintain NoSQL databases as foundational components of a Kubernetes-based microservices platform supporting the centralization and standardization of Open Source Intelligence tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination across the defense and intelligence communities. This on-site role in Bethesda, MD supports cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cross-domain transfer, data exploitation, enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Deploy, triage, debug, and maintain production-class databases, including Elasticsearch and Redis.
- Design and support database configuration management strategies across air-gapped network fabrics.
- Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
- Contribute to operational monitoring capabilities that provide proactive system notifications.
- 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- Relevant experience meeting one of the applicable education and experience pathways in the equivalency section.
- Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms such as EKS, Rancher, or RKE2.
- Experience designing, maintaining, and tuning Elasticsearch databases.
- Experience with one or more of the following: Keycloak, Redis, or Strimzi.
- Experience working with open-source technologies and modern infrastructure platforms.
- Experience hardening databases to comply with NIST 800-53 security controls.
- Strong knowledge of Linux system administration.
- Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting containerized applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, engineers, architects, and cross-functional teams.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with team members from diverse technical backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with microservices architecture.
- Proficiency in scripting for automation and operational tooling, including UNIX shell, Perl, or similar.
- Experience with Helm Chart templating.
- Experience with ArgoCD.
- Knowledge of REST APIs, web services, networking, and internet protocols.
- Experience and domain knowledge related to data processing.
- Experience with big data applications.
- Experience supporting DIA, NDOC, and/or D3P.
- OSINT familiarity.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field with 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field with 6+ years of relevant experience.
- Equivalent experience in lieu of the stated degree with relevant experience equivalent to the applicable degree pathway.
Required Certifications- Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II (or higher) certification, such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP (or Associate).
- Ability to obtain and maintain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
Required Security ClearancePay & 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).
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