Poly clearance is required - ID - 544

Halogen Engineering Group, Inc•Fort George G Meade, MD

3d•$246,000 - $253,000•Onsite

About The Position

Halogen Engineering Group is seeking a Software Integration Engineer to work in Linux environments and perform Kubernetes cluster maintenance, administration, and capability development. The role supports the MYSTICPOTIONS team, which delivers the Platform-as-a-Service component of the CASA Compute Environment (CEE), providing secure, multi-tenant, performant, and highly available Kubernetes clusters. Automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications support the team's mission base, while infrastructure as code (IaC) supports cluster provisioning and maintenance. The role involves integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software; maintaining documentation for the full software stack; sustaining software; testing software performance; and providing product ownership for HPC tools. The engineer will determine suitable HPC configurations for customer needs and develop tool plugins. The position is onsite at Fort Meade, Maryland, on the day shift, with no travel required and on-call support required. A current TS/SCI clearance and polygraph are required.

Requirements

Current TS/SCI clearance and a required polygraph.
At least 10 years of demonstrable experience integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field; alternatively, five years of full-time, directly related Computer Science work may substitute for the degree.
Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux suite of tools.
Experience developing Bash or Python scripts for task automation.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Podman.
Experience administering and monitoring Kubernetes clusters.
Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes workload issues involving ingress, performance, networking, storage, or related areas.
Experience with IaC principles, concepts, and methodologies using automation tools, including Ansible.
Experience using Flux to deploy and manage Helm Charts.
Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration.
A Cyberspace Certification & Qualification (C2Q), such as Security+, or willingness to obtain a qualified certification within six months of assignment.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing within the eVo environment and transferring artifacts to the customer's network.
Experience with release management, including developing production deployment scripts and procedures.
Experience working in a DevOps environment using Agile principles and methodologies.
Experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana.
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite, including Jira and Confluence.
Experience with, or willingness to learn, development of Python and Kopf applications, including FastAPI, operators, and microservices.
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification.
An industry-recognized professional certification, as defined in the TT0s, may substitute for one year of experience.
A master's degree in Computer Science or a related field may substitute for two years of experience.

Responsibilities

Perform Kubernetes cluster maintenance, administration, and capability development in Linux environments.
Support automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
Use infrastructure as code to provision and maintain clusters.
Integrate, install, configure, upgrade, compile, and support COTS/GOTS software.
Generate documentation for the full software stack and update software for sustainment support.
Execute test code to characterize software performance.
Provide software product ownership for HPC tools and determine optimal or best-available HPC configurations for customer needs.
Develop software tool plugins in the language used by the tools.
Use Linux system administration and shell scripting skills.

Benefits

CareFirst insurance and three medical plan options: two Platinum PPO plans with a $0 deductible and one HSA plan with a $1,500 deductible.
Employer payment of 100% of medical premium costs up to $25,000.
CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program.
Dental plan, with the employer paying 50% of plan costs.
Vision plan, with the employer paying 100% of plan costs.
401(k) retirement plan with a 10% company contribution, automatically vested and paid each pay period.
Life insurance, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
20 paid time off days.
Six federal holidays and five floating holidays.
Performance- and billable-hours-based bonuses.