Sign-on bonus: up to $15,000 for this position, subject to the terms of the offer letter.
Position Summary
Base-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 Equivalency
- Bachelor's Degree with 12 years of experience.
- Master's Degree with 10 years of experience.
- PhD with 10 years of experience.
Required Certifications
Required Security Clearance
- Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, with a CI Polygraph within the last 7 years.
Required U.S. Citizenship
U.S. citizenship is required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Learn more: base-2solutions.com/eeo
