Captivation

Software Engineer 2 - DevOps

Annapolis Junction, MD

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Role family: Engineering
Seniority: Mid level
Country: US
Work mode: Remote-friendly
First seen by hirly: 5 Nov 2026

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Build to something to be proud of.

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 mid level software engineer who will be working in a DevOps focused position. In this position, the DevOps Software Engineer shall be responsible for overseeing and monitoring live production operations to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of the project's software application suite. Responsibilities include identifying, diagnosing, and responding to service disruptions, performance degradation, and operational issues, performing basic troubleshooting and corrective actions, supporting system sustainment activities, and collaborating with development and operations teams to maintain system health, improve operational efficiency, and support continuous service delivery.

Requirements

Security Clearance:

Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity

Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Required Skills:

Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools

Experience developing scripts using Bash

Recent Python (3.x) software development experience

Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB

Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and containers

Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI

Distributed logging and monitoring (ELK Stack, Prometheus/Grafana)

Familiar with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes

Familiar with Helm Charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes

Familiar with Messaging Frameworks including RabbitMQ

Familiar with IaC principles, methodologies, and tools such as Ansible

Experience with Git Source Control System

Desired Skills:

Experience with SQL databases including PostgreSQL

Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence

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

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