Platform Engineer (Hybrid) - Python/Java/AWS/Linux
Captivation Softwareover 1 year ago
Columbia, MD, USASenior
Base Salary
$130k - $270k/yr
Responsibilities
- Integrate systems and identify opportunities to enhance, optimize, and improve the robustness of existing code
- Use infrastructure as code and modern tools to define, build, and manage virtual cloud infrastructure
- Design and implement core software architecture and capabilities from prototype through operational applications
- Develop custom software components and integrate open-source code to solve complex cloud and big data problems
- Work autonomously to identify and solve problems while pursuing broader strategic goals set by team architects
Requirements
- 5+ years of Platform Engineering or Software Development experience with a bachelor’s degree in a related field, or 3 years of relevant experience with a master’s degree, or a high school diploma/equivalent and 9 years of relevant experience
- Experience developing infrastructure in AWS
- Strong understanding of Linux systems, hosts, networks, security, and applications, plus proficiency in Shell/Bash scripting
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret-level U.S. Government security clearance
- Ability to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days of hire
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment with an average of 1–2 days per week in the Columbia, Maryland office
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Preferred familiarity with DISA’s Big Data Platform or other big data systems, including Cloudera Distribution of Hadoop, Hortonworks Data Platform, or MapR
- Preferred experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab-CI or Travis-CI
- Preferred familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, GitHub, or GitLab
- Preferred experience with Puppet, Ansible, Maven, and virtualization platforms such as oVirt, Proxmox, or VMware
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with an average of 1–2 days per week in the Columbia, Maryland office
- Direct-hire position; third-party staffing and recruiting firms are not considered
- Up to 20% 401(k) contribution, vested from day one
- $3,600 HSA contribution
- Six weeks of paid time off
- Company-paid medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and AD&D insurance
- Annual salary range of $130,000–$270,000
About Captivation Software
Captivation Software builds custom full-stack web, cloud, and mobile applications and provides DevSecOps consulting for U.S. government and intelligence programs. The privately held company earns revenue through engineering services and prime/subcontract work, delivering analytics, big data, and AI software to mission-focused agencies. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, it focuses on projects for the Intelligence Community and defense customers in the Mid-Atlantic.