Software Engineer 4 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 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. 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 Not Applicable Associates Degree Not Applicable Bachelors' Degree 10 Masters' Degree 10 PhD 10 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).