Platform Operations Engineer II

Base-2 Solutions
Bethesda, MD
Job Description
Role Overview

Join a high-impact team supporting the design, development, and deployment of a modern technology stack for the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). Ensure availability, reliability, and performance of a full stack, containerized microservices platform.

What You Will Do

Ensure uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large scale big data production platform with a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and technologies such as Java, Python, React, and low code tools like Appian.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, leveraging monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issues, and defining and tracking reliability metrics such as SLIs and SLOs.

Requirements

  • BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience
  • At least one DoD 8570.01 M IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate))
  • Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification
  • Experience with Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, Linux, and containerized environments
  • Experience supporting enterprise scale production systems
  • Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS) and cloud infrastructure
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and Keycloak
  • Demonstrated success in cross functional coordination and execution
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to perform under pressure during incidents

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) or pension plan
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
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