Description: This is a brand new, high-priority project. This team will be responsible for aggregating data sources to create a clear picture of what infrastructure was requested, what infrastructure was deployed, and proactively alert on any discrepancies. The team's application will then be used by subject matter experts to investigate, create, and iterate on best practices and deployment rules. Then, the team will proactively identify and alert when requested or provisioned infrastructure breaks those best practices and rules. This team must interact with many stakeholders from across the organization and iterate as frequently as possible.
As a DevOps-focused Software Engineer, you will design and maintain the infrastructure that powers aggregation and compliance services, ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance with customer environments.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.
- Manage and operate containerized environments (Kubernetes, Rancher).
- Deploy and monitor workloads in AWS.
- Implement and maintain monitoring systems (Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic APM).
- Support compliant operations within customer ecosystems.
- Clearly and concisely convey complex concepts to non-technical customers.
Skills Requirements:
- Active and current TS.SCI w FSP through MD
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
- Proficiency in Kubernetes, Rancher, and AWS.
- Familiarity with monitoring stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic APM).
- Experience with creating and maintaining compliant systems with our customer.
- Bonus: NiFi and customer dataflow tools.
Nice to Haves:
- Experience analyzing cyber security-related data sets (network traffic, OS events).
- Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.
- Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations.
- Familiarity with Git and GitLab.
YOE Requirement: 12 yrs, B.S. or 4 additional yrs in place of B.S.
Location: Columbia, MD
This position is 100% on-site. Applicants for positions requiring security clearance will be automatically rejected for candidates not meeting the Security Clearance requirement.
Skills Required
- Active and current TS/SCI clearance with full-scope polygraph through Maryland
- 12 years of professional experience
- Bachelor of Science degree, or four additional years of experience in lieu of the degree
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation
- Proficiency with Kubernetes
- Proficiency with Rancher
- Proficiency with AWS
- Familiarity with Grafana, Prometheus, and Elastic APM monitoring stacks
- Experience creating and maintaining compliant systems for customers
- Experience with NiFi and customer dataflow tools
- Experience analyzing cybersecurity-related datasets
- Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems
- Experience with production CNO capabilities and operations
- Familiarity with Git and GitLab
What We Do
InterConnect Defense is a cybersecurity and defense contractor supporting Cyber and Computer Network Operations (CNO) missions. The company advises clients on technical landscapes and operational planning while delivering software development, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, network engineering, penetration testing, hardware engineering, software testing, and systems engineering. Its work supports mission-critical projects serving national security and intelligence objectives for government and other mission customers.



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