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Mid-Level Sysm EngineerBelay Technologies · Fort Meade
Mid-Level Sysm Engineer
Fort MeadeOn-siteFull-time$105k–$200k
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Builds, maintains and improves infrastructure, deployment pipelines and tooling for development teams, with hands-on DevOps work on Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD within an ICAM program at Fort Meade.
About this role
Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2026!
Belay Technologies is seeking a Mid-Level System Engineer to join our intel team. We are seeking a skilled and motivated Mid-Level DevOps Engineer to join our ICAM team. In this role, the candidate will help build, maintain, and improve the infrastructure, deployment processes, and tooling that enable our development teams to deliver reliable software efficiently.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Helm, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, Elasticsearch, containerization, monitoring, and automation. You should be comfortable working collaboratively with system and software engineers and security teams while taking ownership of DevOps initiatives from implementation through production support.
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
Candidates are desired to have the following skills:
At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.
Salary Range: $105,000 to $200,000
Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Belay Technologies is seeking a Mid-Level System Engineer to join our intel team. We are seeking a skilled and motivated Mid-Level DevOps Engineer to join our ICAM team. In this role, the candidate will help build, maintain, and improve the infrastructure, deployment processes, and tooling that enable our development teams to deliver reliable software efficiently.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Helm, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, Elasticsearch, containerization, monitoring, and automation. You should be comfortable working collaboratively with system and software engineers and security teams while taking ownership of DevOps initiatives from implementation through production support.
Candidates should have the following qualifications:
- TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
- Ten ( 10) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity
is required. - Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems,
Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Candidates are desired to have the following skills:
- Kubernetes & Platform Engineering
- Experience with Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management.
- Experience developing and maintaining Helm charts for application deployment and configuration.
- Experience with GitOps tools and CI/CD pipeline integration
- Infrastructure-as-Code and automation experience utilizing Ansible.
- Understanding scalability and high-availability strategies with deployments across multiple service centers (e.g., availability zones).
- Systems, Software, and Integration
- Experience with PKI and certificate-based authentication.
- Familiarity with REST APIs and service-based architecture.
- Experience managing Elasticsearch clusters, Logstash pipelines, and Kibana dashboards, focusing on cluster performance and data ingestion
- Experience supporting systems using MongoDB.
- Collaboration & Communicationn
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with software developers, test engineers, and system administrators.
- Ability to lead technical discussions and brief technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience developing program review materials.
- Experience using JIRA and Confluence.
- 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
- 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
- $5,000 annual training/tuition
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- 100% company-funded HSA
- Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
- Dental coverage including orthodontia
- Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
- Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
- Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!
At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.
Salary Range: $105,000 to $200,000
Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Skills
AnsibleCI/CDConfluenceContainerizationElasticsearchGitOpsHelmInfrastructure As CodeJiraKibanaKubernetesLogstashMongoDBMonitoringPKIREST API
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