Position Summary Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer to support a long-term DIA-NDOC DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. The role involves working closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Operations Engineering/Managers on a broad scope of activities including middle-tier and backend engineering tasks. The position requires innovation, collaboration, and professional development within a mission-focused and solutions-oriented team. Work is primarily on-site in Bethesda, MD with a flexible schedule and occasional remote work depending on client requirements. Essential Duties and

- Design, develop, test, and maintain Python microservices.
- Implement message consumers and producers with Apache Kafka.
- Integrate with Elasticsearch for real-time and batch data indexing and querying.
- Write unit and integration tests to ensure high code coverage and reliability.
- Build CI/CD pipelines and deploy services in Kubernetes clusters.
- Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and architecture planning.
- Monitor and troubleshoot production issues using observability tools.
- Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team.
- Utilize software engineering and design methodologies appropriate to the development, integration, and production environment.
- Foster collaboration among team members to provide quality service and products to customers. Required

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 6-10 years of prior relevant

experience or Masters with 4-8 years of prior relevant experience.

Proficiency in Python and related backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Flask).
Experience with containerization, especially with Docker.
Experience in Extraction, Transformation, and Load (ETL).
Hands-on development

- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and microservice architecture.
- Hands-on

- Understanding of common design patterns, security practices, and logging/monitoring principles.
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative workflows (PRs, reviews).

Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or Jenkins.

Strong verbal and written communication

skills.

Experience with AGILE practices.
Ability to work well in a team and as a self-starter.

Preferred Qualifications •

- Familiarity with DGX (Deep GPU Xceleration).
- Active Security+ certification and ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification by the Government.
- Elasticsearch certifications or other program stack related certifications.

- Knowledge of distributed systems concepts (e.g., idempotency, eventual consistency).
- Familiarity with schema registries and Kafka streaming patterns.

Experience blending analytical methodologies and leveraging existing COTS/GOTS/OS tools in an unconventional manner.

Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS/C2S).
Familiarity or

experience with building applications around Large Language Models, Agentic AI. Required Education and Experience Equivalency

Bachelor's Degree with 6-10 years of

experience.

Masters with 4-8 years of

experience. Required Certifications

None specified. Required Security

Clearance

Active Top Secret/SCI

Job ID

4281

Security Clearance

TS/SCI

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