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Systems Engineer 3 - DevOps

Captivation Software
Annapolis, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 9/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/9/2026
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Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.

Description

Captivation Software is looking for a senior level systems engineer who will be part of a team that designs, implements, and maintains DevOps resources for multiple product teams and enables teams to automate build and deployment where possible. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who has a deep understanding of the needed technologies and the initiative to learn new skills.

Requirements
Security Clearance:
    Minimum Qualifications:
    • Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.
    • Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
    • Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
    Required Skills:
    • Developing Infrastructure As Code and scripting to automate tasks, provision managed services, and build tools. Popular programming languages for DevOps engineers include Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
    • Install, configure, and provide performance tuning utilizing: Kubernetes and cloud native logging and metrics collection tools (i.e. Elasticsearch, Grafana/Prometheus).
    • Managing Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, and deploying code utilizing GitLab runners and Argo CD.
    • Managing commercial cloud computing platforms (AWS).
    • Communication and collaboration: DevOps is a team-oriented discipline. Engineers need to be able to communicate and collaborate effectively with other team members, as well as with stakeholders.
    Desired Skills:
    • Develop and manage Gitlab CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment processes
    • Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure including but not limited to EC2, Lambdas, EKS, RDS, S3, EFS, EBS, using Terraform and auto scaling.
    • Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
    • Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and ensure system uptime.
    • Kubernetes experience with a focus on EKS.
    • Familiarity with FOSS tools such as Elasticsearch, PrometheGrafana, PGAdmin, etc. that can be installed in Kubernetes via helm chart.
    • Familiarity with various Kubernetes storage class types such as GP3. Longhorn, EBS, etc.

    This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

    Benefits
    • Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
    • Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)
    • Above Market Hourly Rates
    • $3,600 HSA Contribution
    • 6 Weeks Paid Time Off
    • Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D

    Salary : $130,000 - $270,000

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