DevOps Engineer 3 with 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. 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 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 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 Education Years of Experience High School Diploma/GED 9 Associates Degree 9 Bachelors' Degree 6 Masters' Degree 6 PhD 6 Required Certifications • None specified. Required Security Clearance • Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Polygraph. Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation • 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).