Cleared Software Engineer - DevOps

About the role

Join Bestgate Engineering, where we deliver cutting-edge solutions for national security and enterprise innovation. At Bestgate, we’re driven by excellence, teamwork, and a commitment to empowering our people.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and sustainment of a reliable, highly available platform that orchestrates microservices within a modernized operational system using cutting edge technologies.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code and automation scripting.
• Patch, harden, and maintain compliance of RHEL systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics tools.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Support AWS cloud environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills within a team-oriented environment.
• Current Security+CE certification.

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional experience; or 10+ years with a related Master’s degree.
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code and automation scripting.
• Experience patching, hardening, and maintaining compliance of RHEL systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Nifi, and cloud native logging and metrics tools.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab runners and Argo CD.
• Experience supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills within a team-oriented environment.
• Current Security+CE certification.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and 8+ years of relevant work experience or a High School Degree and 4 years of additional work experience
• Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI w/Poly

Qualifications

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.
• Understanding of AWS networking principles including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateway.
• Develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
• Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.

Skills

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Event Router, Athena, and Step Functions using Terraform and auto scaling.
• Understanding of AWS networking principles including VPCs, NATs, and IP Gateway.
• Develop and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
• Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS, ECS, and/or Fargate.

Benefits

• PTO: Starting at 26 days with options to increase or decrease for personal needs.
• 401k: 7% gift, fully vested from day one!
• Free Medical, Dental, Vision: Coverage for employees and dependents.
• $5,000 in Training: For certifications, conferences, and continued learning.
• End-of-Year Bonuses: Recognizing your hard work.
• Morale-Building Hours: 8 hours annually for team-building activities.

Pay

Salary Range: $150,000 - $230,000

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate mission-critical work.

Benefits Overview

• PTO: Starting at 26 days with options to increase or decrease for personal needs.
• 401k: 7% gift, fully vested from day one!
• Free Medical, Dental, Vision: Coverage for employees and dependents.
• $5,000 in Training: For certifications, conferences, and continued learning.
• End-of-Year Bonuses: Recognizing your hard work.
• Morale-Building Hours: 8 hours annually for team-building activities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bestgate is proud to celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.