DevOps Software Engineer

Quick Facts

• Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI
• Work model: On-site (Bethesda, MD), first shift
• Focus: Mission support for OSINT TCPED modernization (D3P)

Description

Design, develop, and deploy a production big data pipeline and microservice platform supporting the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) modernization program. Build and maintain CI/CD and DevOps automation, secure Kubernetes-based infrastructure, and hybrid multi-tenant GPU sharing. Collaborate in Agile planning and with systems engineering to deliver resilient deployments for OSINT tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline using microservices on Kubernetes with an Elasticsearch backend and Kafka messaging.
• Enhance and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts/processes, including AI-integrated failure analysis, security, and compliance support.
• Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtualized environments.
• Configure continuous deployments on Kubernetes using Helm, YAML, and ArgoCD.
• Develop PaaS solutions for hybrid deployments and secure multi-tenant GPU sharing in Kubernetes environments.
• Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models; participate in Agile ceremonies and bug triage.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years, or Master’s degree with 6+ years in software development and/or systems engineering
• DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification (e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP or Associate)
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification per DoD 8570 policy
• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes troubleshooting (including ingress/gateway API) and multi-tenant GPU sharing
• Experience designing/building Helm charts and configuring pod disruption budgets and affinity/anti-affinity rules
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines (integration of GitLab CI/CD components; code quality, coverage/test reporting)
• Familiarity with external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, and Elasticsearch (ECK)
• Linux OS knowledge including sysctls for Kubernetes; experience with FApolicyd and SELinux
• Comfort with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
• Ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution

Benefits

• Competitive salary (fixed, based on experience/skills/location)
• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents; multiple plan options (CareFirst, Kaiser, UnitedHealthcare)
• 100% company-paid dental and vision premiums
• 100% company-paid short-term and long-term disability; AD&D; life insurance up to $200,000
• 401(k) with immediate vesting (4% match + 4% non-elective contribution)
• Up to 20 days flexible PTO plus 11 paid floating holidays
• Flexible work schedules (flex time and compressed periods; contract/project-dependent)
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral; additional performance/role-dependent bonuses