Software Engineer 2

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. Essential Duties And Responsibilities 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. Required Qualifications Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph. Bachelor's degree with a minimum of three years of experience in the category field. Two 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 GitLab. Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana. Demonstrated success working in cross‑functional engineering environments. Preferred Qualifications 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 High School Diploma/GED: 5 years of experience Associate's Degree: 5 years of experience Bachelor's Degree: 3 years of experience Master's Degree: 3 years of experience PhD: 3 years of experience Required Certifications None specified. Required Security Clearance Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph. Pay & Benefit Highlights 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). Health 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. Income Protection 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. Retirement 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non‑elective company contribution (8% total). 401(k) pre‑tax and Roth options. Leave Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO). 11 paid floating holidays. Work‑Life Balance Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project‑dependent). #J-18808-Ljbffr Base-2 Solutions