{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e59478b2e3484b5bb98407f4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e59478b2e3484b5bb98407f4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e59478b2e3484b5bb98407f4","title":"Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Python/Helm/Docker/Kubernetes/Gitlab","description":"Build to something to be proud of.\nCaptivation 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.\n\nDescription\nCaptivation Software is looking for a mid level software engineer who shall be responsible for designing, developing, and sustaining data pipelines that enable machine-learning model training as well as large scale inferencing in a Kubernetes environment.\n\nRequirements\nSecurity Clearance:\nMust currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen\nMinimum Qualifications:\nMaster's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity\nSeven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.\nRequired Skills:\nExperience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools\nExperience developing with Python\nExperience with developing high availability APIs and microservices\nExperience with container technologies such as Docker and containers\nExperience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes\nExperience creating Helm Charts for Kubernetes\nExperience developing and deploying containerized applications for Kubernetes\nExperience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab\nExperience with Git Source Control System\nDesired Skills:\nExperience developing with Go\nExperience with distributed processing solutions for building and maintaining data pipelines such as Spark\nExperience working with and debugging GPU-enabled applications\nExperience with metrics and monitoring tools such as Elasticsearch and Kibana\nExperience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools including Jira and Confluence\nUnderstanding of NLP Concepts including tokenization, embeddings and transformers\nFamiliar with LLMs (Large Language Models) such as GPT-4, Mistrel and Llama\nFamiliar with Vector databases including Quadrant\n\nThis position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.\nBenefits\nAnnual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)\nUp to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)\nAbove Market Hourly Rates\n$3,200 HSA Contribution\n5 Weeks Paid Time Off\nCompany Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D","company":"Captivationsoftware","rawCompany":"captivationsoftware","city":"Annapolis Junction","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T20:39:51.412Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Python/Helm/Docker/Kubernetes/Gitlab","description":"Build to something to be proud of.\nCaptivation 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.\n\nDescription\nCaptivation Software is looking for a mid level software engineer who shall be responsible for designing, developing, and sustaining data pipelines that enable machine-learning model training as well as large scale inferencing in a Kubernetes environment.\n\nRequirements\nSecurity Clearance:\nMust currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen\nMinimum Qualifications:\nMaster's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus three (3) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity\nSeven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.\nRequired Skills:\nExperience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools\nExperience developing with Python\nExperience with developing high availability APIs and microservices\nExperience with container technologies such as Docker and containers\nExperience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes\nExperience creating Helm Charts for Kubernetes\nExperience developing and deploying containerized applications for Kubernetes\nExperience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab\nExperience with Git Source Control System\nDesired Skills:\nExperience developing with Go\nExperience with distributed processing solutions for building and maintaining data pipelines such as Spark\nExperience working with and debugging GPU-enabled applications\nExperience with metrics and monitoring tools such as Elasticsearch and Kibana\nExperience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools including Jira and Confluence\nUnderstanding of NLP Concepts including tokenization, embeddings and transformers\nFamiliar with LLMs (Large Language Models) such as GPT-4, Mistrel and Llama\nFamiliar with Vector databases including Quadrant\n\nThis position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.\nBenefits\nAnnual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)\nUp to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)\nAbove Market Hourly Rates\n$3,200 HSA Contribution\n5 Weeks Paid Time Off\nCompany Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D","datePosted":"2026-04-12T20:39:51.412Z","dateModified":"2026-04-12T20:39:51.412Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Captivationsoftware","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Annapolis Junction","addressRegion":"MD","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"e59478b2e3484b5bb98407f4"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e59478b2e3484b5bb98407f4"}}