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/Manager on a broad scope of activities including middle-tier and backend engineering tasks. The position supports a mission-focused, solutions-oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. Work is primarily on-site in Bethesda, MD with a flexible schedule and occasional remote tasks.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- 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; ensure high code coverage and reliability.
- Build CI/CD pipelines for services and deploy them in Kubernetes clusters.
- Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and architecture planning.
- Monitor and troubleshoot production issues with 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 an environment of collaboration with different team members to provide quality service and product to customers.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree and 8 or more years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 or more years of prior relevant experience; experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 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 experience in a Linux environment including bash or bash-like scripting.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and microservice architecture.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes: deploying, monitoring, and debugging services.
- 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.
- Enthusiastic with the ability to work well in a team and a self-starter who can work independently.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with designing and implementing software development kits.
- 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.
- Experience of production/enterprise systems at scale.
- 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 8 or more years of prior relevant experience.
- Masters with 6 or more years of prior relevant experience.
- Experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Required Certifications
- Active Security+ certification and ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification by the Government
Required Security Clearance