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Captivation Software

Software Engineer 3 -Linux/Bash/Python/Git/Ansible/Kafka/Docker/Splunk

full-time•Annapolis Junction•$130k - $270k

Summary

Location

Annapolis Junction

Salary

$130k - $270k

Type

full-time

Experience

10+ years

Company links

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About this role

<div class="content-intro"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35); font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Build to something to be proud of.</strong></span></h1> <hr> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35); font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Description</span></h1> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Captivation Software is looking for a senior level software engineer who shall be responsible for the development, enhancement, and sustainment of automation tools in support of system management infrastructure software and services for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in a Linux environment.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35); font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Requirements</span></h1> <hr> <h3><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Security Clearance:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Minimum Qualifications:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Master'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.</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Required Skills:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Recent software development experience using Python</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with automation frameworks including Ansible for orchestrating deployment</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience performing troubleshooting and debugging issues in an operational system</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with Git Source Control System</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Desired Skills:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiar with Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools such as Netbox</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiar with Observability and Analytics platform solutions such as Splunk</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiar with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions such as Keycloak</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiar with Secret Management tools such as HashiCorp Vault</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiar with Message Brokers such as Kafka</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiar with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containers</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Familiar with Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies</li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)<br></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><em><strong>This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.</strong></em></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35); font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Benefits</span></h1> <hr> <ul> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Above Market Hourly Rates</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">$3,400 HSA Contribution</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6 Weeks Paid Time Off</span></li> <li style="text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term &amp; Long-Term Disability/AD&amp;D</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>

What you'll do

  • The software engineer will be responsible for the development, enhancement, and sustainment of automation tools for system management infrastructure software and services. This role supports High Performance Computing systems in a Linux environment.

About Captivation Software

Build something to be proud of. Captivation is focused on engineering digital solutions for mission makers. We deliver software engineering expertise across a broad spectrum of disciplines, collaborating to solve problems with the agility and efficiency of a small business. 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 a small, developer-oriented company that embraces the progressive attitude you would expect at a tech startup. We value transparency in the employer-employee relationship, and aim to empower our team through a flattened company structure. We actively pursue the most interesting work the Intelligence Community has to offer. Our team works with leading software technologies to create awesome solutions for happy clients.

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As a Software Engineer 3 -Linux/Bash/Python/Git/Ansible/Kafka/Docker/Splunk at Captivation Software, you will: the software engineer will be responsible for the development, enhancement, and sustainment of automation tools for system management infrastructure software and services. This role supports High Performance Computing systems in a Linux environment..

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