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DevOps Engineer
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Required Security Clearance:
Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph
City:
Annapolis Junction
State/Territory:
Maryland
Travel:
None
Potential for Teleworking:
No
Schedule:
Full Time
DoD 8570 IAT Requirement:
None
DoD 8570 IAM Requirement:
None
DoD 8570 IASAE Requirement:
None
DoD CSSP Requirement:
None
Last Updated:
9/11/25 8:30 PM
Requisition ID:
232135
US Citizenship Required?:
Yes
Pay Range:
$96,555.97 to $128,741.29
Work Type:
On-Site
Referral Eligibility:
Eligible

Job Description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps System Engineer who will provide direct support to engineering platforms and microservices used to develop critical applications to modernize how data is leveraged across multiple DoD customers. Some responsibilities will include the following:

  • Developing infrastructure, task automation, provision managed services, and leveraging Python, Ansible, and Terraform programming languages.
  • Patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of RHEL
  • Install, configure, and provide performance support for Kubernetes, Docker, NiFi, and cloud metrics collection tools.
  • Managing CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab.
  • Managing commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS).
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.

Education & Experience Requirements

  • 9 Years of experience in Software or Systems Engineering/Administration or roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities.
    • A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience.

Required Qualifications

  • Strong PaaS experience.
  • Experience configuring and managing LINUX operating systems.
  • Experience investing and resolving technical issues.
  • Active Security+ certification or other 8570 Compliant certifications.
  • Experience with Automate infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD piplines using Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and GitLab CI.
  • Experience designing and implementing scalable, fault-tolerant solutions using AWS services including EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, and CloudFormation.
  • Experience deploying and managing containerized applications in Kubernetes clusters using Helm, Kustomize, and custom manifests.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working in an Agile software development environment.
  • Experience with using Jira and Confluence.
  • Experience with DevOps pipeline and optimizing code.
  • Knowledge of scripting languages such as Ruby, Python, and/or Bash.
  • Knowledge of Docker or other container tools.

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

  • Above market fixed salary or hourly pay.
  • Up to $10,000 bonus for each referral.
  • Additional bonuses for exceptional performance, assisting with business development and company growth.

Health

  • 100% paid premiums for health insurance. Choose from over 80 gold-level medical plans from Aetna, CareFirst, Kaiser and UnitedHealthcare. Choose from PPO, EPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible.
  • HSA and FSA options.
  • 100% paid premiums for dental insurance.
  • 100% paid premiums for vision insurance.

Income Protection

  • 100% paid premiums for short-term disability.
  • 100% paid premiums for long-term disability.
  • 100% paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment.
  • 100% paid premiums for life insurance with a $200,000 max benefit.

Retirement

  • 8% company contribution to 401k with immediate vesting.
  • 401k pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

  • Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
  • 11 days of paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

  • Flexible work schedules including flex time and compressed work period.
  • Remote work including partial or fully remote (contract and project-dependent).

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Base-2 Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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