DevOps Engineer 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• High School Diploma/GED – 9 years of experience.
• Associates Degree – 9 years of experience.
• Bachelors' Degree – 6 years of experience.
• Masters' Degree – 6 years of experience.
• PhD – 6 years of experience.

• None specified.

• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.

• 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).