Software Engineer 2 - (Python, AWS, Kubernetes)

Akina•Columbia, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a high-impact Platform Team where you will play a critical role in shaping the infrastructure that powers our mission-critical services. You will work at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence to build robust, government-aligned services in an AWS environment. Our team is dedicated to improving architecture, performance, and health metrics across all infrastructure components while ensuring seamless developer workflows. You will be part of a diverse group of engineers who tackle everything from large-scale Git repository management to the development of sophisticated agentic AI workflows. We strive to empower our customers by designing systems that allow them to achieve their goals with maximum reliability and security.

Requirements

Experience with Kubernetes and Rancher for production-grade infrastructure management
Knowledge of Python for application development and automation scripting
Moderate Experience with Linux systems and development
Knowledge of Git best practices and comprehensive experience with CI/CD methodologies
Cloud Systems Architecture design and principles
A minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Elasticsearch for log management and analytics
Experience with AWS infrastructure design or relevant AWS certifications.
Experience with automated certificate management systems.
Kafka topic usage.
Prometheus/Grafana metrics tracking and dashboard usage.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform within a government-aligned AWS stack.
Create and optimize CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and automate testing across multiple environments.
Utilize Kubernetes and Rancher to manage containerized workloads and orchestrate infrastructure components.
Develop Python-based applications and tools to support agentic data processing and improve AI usage for other developers.
Collaborate with partner teams to gather requirements and deliver custom solutions that adhere to strict security and compliance protocols.
Execute automated agentic triage workflows, moving from initial issue discovery to logging and final code analysis delivery.