DevOps Engineer 4

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a DevOps 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 GitLab 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 GitLab 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.

Education Years of Experience High School Diploma/GED Not specified. Associate Degree Not specified. Bachelor's Degree 12 Master's Degree 10 PhD 10

• 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 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.

• 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).