Software Engineer 2 - DevOps
Captivation · Annapolis Junction, MD · Posted Jun 22, 2026
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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 senior level software developer capable of implementing containerized application workflows and infrastructure automation using modern DevOps and cloud-native tooling.
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development of deployment pipelines and Helm charts
Collaborate with backend, frontend, and infrastructure teams to integrate services
Work with Kubernetes tooling (Helm, GitOps, etc.) to support scalable deployments
Follow team standards and participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation
Implement and test logic to handle common app deployment patterns, secrets, and config maps
Support internal efforts to standardize and document reusable application deployment templates
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:
Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SWE is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science from an accredited college or university is required
Required Skills:
Comfortable coding in Go, Python, or TypeScript
Familiar with GitOps workflows and CI/CD tools like ArgoCD or Fleet
Experience with Kubernetes manifests, Helm, Docker
Understands basic concepts of infrastructure-as-code and Linux system operations
Can debug and troubleshoot in a containerized environment
Eager to learn from senior teammates
Open to working across the full stack and infrastructure boundaries
Values automation, documentation, and code reusability
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