Staff Engineer

Description

The company is a small, non-traditional business in McLean, VA that focuses on distributed data systems, platforms at scale, and complex application development for federal and public agencies, using design thinking, modern tooling, and cloud-native architecture.

The company is seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps Engineer to support customer work.

The team is building a live data platform for the DoD that gives operators better awareness of critical events. It pulls data from more than 750 sensors, enriches and indexes it, and presents a shared operational picture that supports time-critical decisions. The system handles over a billion events a day with millisecond-level latency. Core technologies include Kafka, Kafka Streams, Pinot, Java, Scala, and Kubernetes. You would work hands-on with a skilled team.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and deliver the full lifecycle of clusters and applications, from setup through operation.
• Work with clients on Kubernetes and Docker solutions, whether hosted in the cloud or on-premises.
• Build and run CI/CD pipelines.
• Put GitOps into practice for software delivery.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant industry experience.
• At least 3 years working with Docker and Kubernetes, including provisioning production clusters and keeping them compliant.
• Experience building and running data-intensive platforms on streaming technologies such as Kafka, Pinot, or Flink.
• Experience with data management, including ETL processing, data governance, and data storage.
• Experience with AWS and/or other cloud computing platforms.
• Experience with build, deployment, release automation, or orchestration.
• Experience monitoring Kubernetes (for example with Prometheus or Grafana) and handling logs (for example with Fluentbit, Kibana, or Loki).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines with GitLab Runners.
• Ability to obtain a Security+ certification within your first 90 days.
• Highly preferred: an active Secret or Top Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret.
• Highly preferred: solid understanding of Helm Charts.
• Highly preferred: experience with package and dependency managers such as Maven, Gradle, NPM, and Yarn.
• Highly preferred: knowledge of Istio.
• Highly preferred: experience supporting enterprise cloud applications or infrastructure.
• Highly preferred: experience with automation languages such as Python or GoLang.
• Highly preferred: comfort provisioning and debugging complex CI/CD pipelines.

Conditions

Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment, because all supported programs require U.S. citizenship.

All work must take place within the continental U.S.

The role is hybrid, based in Arlington, VA; Rome, NY; Hanscom, MA; or Tacoma, WA.

Travel of up to 25% may be required.

An active Secret or Top Secret clearance is required, with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret.

Compensation depends on your overall experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary.
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible PTO plus 11 paid holidays.
• Education and training benefits.
• An annual budget for tech and gadgets.
• A monthly snack box.
• Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options.
• Team off-sites in interesting locations.
• Referral bonuses.
• The posting lists further perks beyond these.