Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer 3 to support the NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform and the D3P Modernization effort. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining a full-stack, containerized microservices architecture, including production big data pipelines running on Kubernetes with Elasticsearch and Kafka.
Responsibilities
- Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline built with a microservice architecture on Kubernetes, using Elasticsearch as the backend and Kafka for messaging.
- Enhance and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes to improve delivery and operational reliability.
- Design, develop, and support scalable and redundant infrastructure across both physical and virtualized environments.
- Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments aligned to new feature requirements.
- Collaborate with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams to support platform needs.
- Participate in Agile planning and execution activities, including release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions, and related meetings.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of six years of experience in the category field. Three additional years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.
- Strong proficiency with Linux.
- Hands-on experience working 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.
Technology Exposure
The position involves work with: Linux, containers, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, CI/CD, DevOps, Helm, GitLab, Logstash, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana, Bash, PowerShell, SALTs, Python, Groovy, Java, Helmfile, Nexus, and GPU-based Kubernetes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience operating systems at scale.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
- Development experience with Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, or Java.
- Experience supporting enterprise or production systems.
- Familiarity with Kafka or other messaging systems, Kubernetes monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, GPU-based Kubernetes, SALT for deployment automation, Helm/Helmfile, and Nexus.
Security Clearance
- Active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
Education and Experience Equivalency
- High School Diploma/GED: 9 years of experience.
- Associate’s Degree: 9 years of experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree: 6 years of experience.
- Master’s Degree: 6 years of experience.
- PhD: 6 years of experience.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- Medical plan options through 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.
- 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.
- 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus 4% non-elective company contribution (total 8%).
- 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
- Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
- 11 paid floating holidays.
- Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).
- 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).
Location
Bethesda, MD, United States (onsite).
