Summary
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We are looking for a senior software engineer to design, deploy, and maintain a full‑stack containerized microservices architecture supporting a high‑priority government program. Responsibilities include operating a big‑data pipeline on Kubernetes with Elasticsearch and Kafka, managing CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating across disciplines to ensure reliability and scalability. The ideal candidate has strong experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and cloud‑native technologies, and is eligible for a government security clearance.
Highlights
Join a high‑impact engineering team solving complex data challenges for national security. Work with cutting‑edge container orchestration and big‑data technologies in a mission‑focused environment. Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and clear opportunities for professional growth.
Description
Requisition ID: 4234 Standard Title: Software Engineer Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI Location: Bethesda, MD Work Type: On-Site Shift: First Referral Eligibility: Eligible U.S.
Citizenship Required? Yes
Position Summary
Support the NMEC DOMEX Technology Platform and D3P Modernization effort by designing, deploying, and maintaining a full-stack containerized microservices architecture in a mission-focused engineering environment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline using a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes with Elasticsearch backend and Kafka messaging.
Enhance, improve, and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes.
Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure including physical and virtualized environments.
Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments in support of new feature requirements.
Collaborate with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams.
Participate in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions, and related meetings
Required Qualifications
Active TS/SCI with 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 Linux proficiency.
Hands-on experience 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.
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.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency
High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of experience.
Associates Degree with 9 years of experience.
Bachelors' Degree with 6 years of experience.
Masters' Degree with 6 years of experience.
PhD with 6 years of experience.
Required Certifications
None specified.
Required Security Clearance
Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a 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).
