Software Engineer 2 - DevOps

Captivation Software • Annapolis Junction, MD

21h • $130,000 - $270,000

About The Position

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 software developer capable of implementing containerized application workflows and infrastructure automation using modern DevOps and cloud-native tooling.

Requirements

• 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
• Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SWE is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science from an accredited college or university is required
• Comfortable coding in Go, Python, or TypeScript
• Familiar with GitOps workflows and CI/CD tools like ArgoCD or Fleet
• Experience with Kubernetes manifests, Helm, Docker
• Understands basic concepts of infrastructure-as-code and Linux system operations
• Can debug and troubleshoot in a containerized environment
• Eager to learn from senior teammates
• Open to working across the full stack and infrastructure boundaries
• Values automation, documentation, and code reusability​
• This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of deployment pipelines and Helm charts
• Collaborate with backend, frontend, and infrastructure teams to integrate services
• Work with Kubernetes tooling (Helm, GitOps, etc.) to support scalable deployments
• Follow team standards and participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation
• Implement and test logic to handle common app deployment patterns, secrets, and config maps
• Support internal efforts to standardize and document reusable application deployment templates

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level