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 integration engineer who shall be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and operational support of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE). The CCE provides secure, multi-tenant, high-performance, and highly available Kubernetes clusters operating within a Linux-based infrastructure. Tasking shall ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and optimal cluster performance in support of mission and application requirements.   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: * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field at least six (6) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. * The individual shall have five (5) years full time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have six (6) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. REQUIRED SKILLS: * Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux suite of tools * Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python * Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker/Podman * Demonstrated experience administrating and monitoring Kubernetes clusters * Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Kubernetes workloads (ingress, performance, networking, storage, etc.) * Experience with IaC principles, concepts, and methodologies using automation tools including Ansible * Experience writing, deploying, and maintaining Helm Charts * Experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus /Grafana * Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration DESIRED SKILLS: * Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.) * Experience working in a DevOps environment that uses Agile principles and methodologies * Experience with or willingness to learn development of Python applications (REST services, microservices, etc.) * CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)   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