Software Engineer 2 - DevOps

Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States

Annual salary: $130,000–$270,000, depending on years of experience.

Company

hirify.global develops software solutions for government missions and focuses on timely delivery, innovation, and operational impact.

What you will do

• Oversee and monitor live production operations to maintain application availability, reliability, and performance.
• Identify, diagnose, and respond to service disruptions, performance degradation, and operational issues.
• Perform basic troubleshooting and corrective actions while supporting system sustainment activities.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to maintain system health, improve operational efficiency, and support continuous service delivery.

Requirements

• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph and be a U.S. citizen.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus 3 years of SWE experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity; or a bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of such experience; or 7 years of such experience.
• Experience with the Linux CLI and Linux tools, Bash scripting, recent Python 3.x software development, and Git source control.
• Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB and containerization technologies including Docker.
• Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI.
• Experience with distributed logging and monitoring using the ELK Stack and Prometheus/Grafana.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Helm Charts, RabbitMQ, and Infrastructure as Code tools and principles such as Ansible.

Nice to have

• Experience with SQL databases including PostgreSQL.
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite, including Jira and Confluence.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct-hire position only; candidates from third-party staffing or recruiting firms will not be considered.
• Up to 20% 401(k) contribution with no matching required and vesting from day one.
• Six weeks of paid time off.
• Company-paid employee medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance.
• $3,600 HSA contribution and above-market hourly rates.