Senior DevOps Engineer

Requisition ID: 3823 Standard Title: Senior DevOps Engineer Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Work Type: On-Site Shift: First Referral Eligibility: Eligible U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes 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 Security+ CE. Required Security Clearance Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, with a CI Polygraph within the last 7 years. 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).