Captivation Software
Direct Greenhouse career site

Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/Spring/NoSQL/Helm/Kafka

Pay
$130,000 – $270,000 per year
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Listed
5 days ago

About the role

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.

About the role

Captivation Software is looking for a senior level software engineer who shall be responsible for developing, sustaining, and troubleshooting the project's software suite of applications. Software development activities include implementation, testing, and integration with other COTS and FOSS products, packages, and libraries.

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

  • Master'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.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
  • Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Required Skills

  • Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools
  • Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
  • Recent software development experience using Java
  • Recent software development experience using the Spring Framework including Spring Boot, Spring Data and Spring Integration
  • Experience with SQL databases including PostgreSQL
  • Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and containers
  • Experience with container orchestration technologies including Kubernetes
  • Experience creating Helm Charts to deploy containerized services in a Kubernetes environment
  • Familiar with Messaging Frameworks such as RabbitMQ and Kafka
  • Familiar with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as Bamboo and GitLab CI
  • Familiar with IaC principles, methodologies, and tools including Ansible
  • Experience using Git Source Control System

Desired Skills

  • Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence

Additional information

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
Read the original posting

From Captivation Software's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 4, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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