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# Software Engineer 4

- **Company:** Base-2 Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** Bethesda, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $10,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Big Data, Software Bug Management, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Groovy, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Enterprise Messaging Systems, Cisco Nexus Switches, Windows PowerShell, Logstash, Prometheus, Virtualization Technology, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Grafana, Backend, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Kibana, Microservices
- **Published:** September 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9147855/software-engineer-4

## About the Role

* Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
 * Bachelor's degree with a minimum of ten years of experience in the category field.
 * Strong Linux proficiency.
 * Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes.
 * Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab.
 * 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, PowerShell, 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

 * Bachelors' Degree with 10 years of experience.
 * Masters' Degree with 10 years of experience.
 * PhD with 10 years of experience., * Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.

## Description

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 DevOps 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


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