Summary
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A DevOps engineering opportunity supporting the modernization and deployment of a mission-critical information system. You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage artifact repositories and search infrastructure, automate deployments, administer Windows-based environments, and help transition infrastructure toward AWS using infrastructure-as-code practices. The position requires eligibility for a high-level U.S. security clearance and U.S. citizenship.
Highlights
Work on modernization of a critical government information system with a strong focus on automation, cloud migration, infrastructure as code, and production-scale platform operations. The role combines hands-on DevOps engineering with significant cloud and infrastructure responsibilities.
Description
Requisition ID: 3590 Standard Title: Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph Location: Reston, VA Work Type: Hybrid (On-Site and Remote) Shift: First Referral Eligibility: Eligible U.S.
Citizenship Required? Yes
Position Summary
Base-2 Solutions is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to support the modernization and deployment of a critical government information system.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Nexus Repository management, and building and maintaining Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
The role involves automating deployment processes, managing artifact repositories, and orchestrating infrastructure upgrades across Windows Server environments while planning migration to AWS cloud infrastructure.
Strong expertise in Windows Server administration, AWS cloud services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform), and infrastructure-as-code practices are essential.
Experience with containerization strategies for Java applications, configuration management tools, and implementing security controls in both on-premises VMware and cloud environments is highly valued.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
Automate deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments.
Manage Nexus Repository for artifact storage and dependency management.
Develop infrastructure-as-code solutions using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
Build and maintain Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
Administer Windows Server environments and orchestrate infrastructure upgrades.
Plan and execute migration strategies from on-premises VMware to AWS cloud infrastructure.
Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, and related components.
Develop containerization strategies for Java applications.
Implement configuration management tools and practices.
Apply security controls in both on-premises VMware and AWS cloud environments.
Monitor system performance and implement optimization strategies.
Required Qualifications
Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Nexus Repository management experience.
Building and maintaining Apache Solr clusters with ZooKeeper in production environments.
Strong expertise in Windows Server administration.
Strong expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFormation/Terraform).
Infrastructure-as-code practices.
Preferred Qualifications
Containerization strategies for Java applications.
Configuration management tools.
Implementing security controls in both on-premises VMware and cloud environments.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency
Bachelor's degree with 9 years of experience.
Master's degree with 7 years of experience.
No degree with 13+ years of experience.
Required Certifications
None specified.
Required Security Clearance
Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph
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).
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