DevOps Engineer

• Requisition
• Standard
  
  Title:
  
  Senior Dev Ops Engineer
• Location:
  
  Annapolis Junction, MD
• Work Type:
  On-Site
• Shift: First
• Referral Eligibility:
  Eligible
• U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes
• Required Security Clearance:
  Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Dev Ops 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.

• 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 Git Lab 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.

• 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.

• 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 Git Lab 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.

• High School Diploma/GED – Not specified
• Associate Degree – Not specified
• Bachelor’s Degree – 12 years of experience
• Master’s Degree – 10 years of experience
• PhD – 10 years of experience

• Security+ CE

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, with a CI Polygraph within the last 7 years.

• 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).

• 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.

• 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 a 4% non‑elective company contribution (8% total).
• 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).