DevOps Engineer Security Clearance

Position: DevOps Engineer 3 with Security Clearance
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 Dev Ops 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 Git Lab.
* 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, Power Shell, 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 Education Years of Experience High School Diploma/GED 9 Associates Degree 9 Bachelors' Degree 6 Masters' Degree 6 PhD 6 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 Care First, Kaiser, and United Healthcare, 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).