Careers at Captivation

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 integration engineer who shall be responsible for the test, evaluation, integration, and troubleshooting of the HPC software stack and related system issues. 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: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and have at least ten (10) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. The individual shall have five (5) years full time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have at least ten (10) years of demonstrable experience. An industry recognized professional certification, as defined in the TT0s, may substitute as one (1) year experience. A Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field may substitute for two (2) years' experience. Required Skills: Experience with the Linux CLI, and Linux tools Extensive recent experience using Bash/Python to develop scripts Solid understanding of the Slurm resource management and job scheduling tool Experience with integration, evaluation, and system administration of HPC systems Experience troubleshooting HPC system problems, including basic system administration tasks, including software stack issues and hardware issues Experience with IaC principles and automation tools such as Salt and Ansible Familiar with HPC shared file systems such as Lustre, GPFS, and Panasas Familiar with system monitoring tools such as Ganglia and Nagios Familiar with acceleration technologies such as GPU, FPGA, and ASICs Familiar with high-speed network interconnect technologies such as InfiniBand and Slingshot Familiar with open-source industry-standard HPC benchmark tooling Ability to troubleshoot problems with a rigorous, analytical approach that enables diagnosis of root causes and discovery of mitigation/solution paths Desired Skills: Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence) Experience supporting HPC large-scale systems and customers 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

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 integration engineer who shall be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and operational support of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE). The CCE provides secure, multi-tenant, high-performance, and highly available Kubernetes clusters operating within a Linux-based infrastructure. Tasking shall ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and optimal cluster performance in support of mission and application requirements. 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: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and have at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. The individual shall have five (5) years full time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience. An industry recognized professional certification, as defined in the TT0s, may substitute as one (1) year experience. A Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field may substitute for two (2) years' experience. Required Skills: Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux suite of tools Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker/Podman Demonstrated experience administrating and monitoring Kubernetes clusters Demonstrated experience administrating/monitoring Kubernetes clusters Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Kubernetes workloads (ingress, performance, networking, storage, etc.) Experience with IaC principles, concepts, and methodologies using automation tools including Ansible Experience writing, deploying, and maintaining Helm Charts Experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus/Grafana Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration Desired Skills: Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.) Experience working in a DevOps environment that uses Agile principles and methodologies Experience with or willingness to learn development of Python applications (REST services, microservices, etc.) CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) 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

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 mid level software integration engineer who shall be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and operational support of the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) component of the CASA Compute Environment (CCE). The CCE provides secure, multi-tenant, high-performance, and highly available Kubernetes clusters operating within a Linux-based infrastructure. Tasking shall ensure platform reliability, scalability, security compliance, and optimal cluster performance in support of mission and application requirements. 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: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field at least six (6) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. The individual shall have five (5) years full time Computer Science directly related work that can be substituted for a degree and have six (6) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment. Required Skills: Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux suite of tools Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker/Podman Demonstrated experience administrating and monitoring Kubernetes clusters Experience troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Kubernetes workloads (ingress, performance, networking, storage, etc.) Experience with IaC principles, concepts, and methodologies using automation tools including Ansible Experience writing, deploying, and maintaining Helm Charts Experience using system monitoring tools such as Prometheus /Grafana Experience using Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration Desired Skills: Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.) Experience working in a DevOps environment that uses Agile principles and methodologies Experience with or willingness to learn development of Python applications (REST services, microservices, etc.) CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) 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

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 engineer who shall be responsible for developing, sustaining, and troubleshooting the project's software suite of applications and possibly future capabilities as mission needs arise. Software development activities include implementation, testing, and integration with other COTS, GOTS, 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 Recent Python (3.x) software development experience Experience with Rust programming concepts, or a willingness and aptitude to learn Rust Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and containers Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes Experience creating Helm Charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes Familiar with Messaging Frameworks including RabbitMQ Familiar with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI Familiar with IaC principles, methodologies, and tools such as Ansible Experience with Git Source Control System Desired Skills: Experience with SQL databases including PostgreSQL Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence 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

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 engineer who shall be responsible for the engineering, implementation, integration, and sustainment of the project Tool's Suite in a Linux environment. This role ensures secure credential management, privileged access controls, secrets management, and automation capabilities that align with mission security and compliance requirements. The Software Engineer shall serve as the SME for the tool's technologies running on Linux systems and shall collaborate closely with security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams. 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 Suite of Tools Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python Recent software development experience using Python and Java Strong background in Linux administration such as RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu Hands-on experience implementing or supporting at least one Delinea product (e.g., Secret Server, Privilege Manager, DevOps Secrets Vault) Understanding of identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management (PAM), certificate-based authentication, and security best practices Experience troubleshooting system-level issues in distributed environments, including logs, services, networking, and authentication Familiarity with API-based integrations, RESTful services, and secrets automation in CI/CD pipelines Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as Ansible and SaltStack Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Podman, and associated secret‑handling patterns Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution Desired Skills: Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence Experience supporting enterprise security tools or working in a cybersecurity-focused software engineering role 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

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 engineer who shall possess extensive expertise in dataflow design, data transport mechanisms, and Apache Spark based distributed processing. In this role, the Software Engineer shall be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing data ingress/egress pathways to ensure efficient, scalable, and reliable processing of the organization’s analytics workloads. 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 Bash scripts to automate manual processes Recent software development experience using Python and Java Experience using Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduling, operators, sensors) to orchestrate, schedule, and monitor complex workflows Experience with Distributed Big Data processing engines including Apache Spark Familiar with SQL technologies such as MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL for querying, joining, and aggregating large datasets Experience using Jupyter Notebook Experience with data wrangling and preprocessing using tools such as pandas, NumPy Experience working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data such as Parquet, JSON, CSV, XML Familiarity with data quality concepts, data validation, and anomaly detection Experience with Git Source Control System Desired Skills: Familiar with HPC Job Scheduling tools including Slurm Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence 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

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 mid level software engineer who shall be responsible for developing, sustaining, and troubleshooting the software suite of applications. Software development activities include implementation, testing, and integration with other COTS, GOTS, 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 three (3) 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 five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity Seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity. Required Skills: Experience using the Linux CLI Experience developing scripts using Bash Recent Python (3.x) software development experience Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and containers Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools including GitLab CI Familiar with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes Familiar with Helm Charts to deploy containerized services on Kubernetes Familiar with Messaging Frameworks including RabbitMQ Familiar with IaC principles, methodologies, and tools such as Ansible Experience with Git Source Control System Desired Skills: Experience with SQL databases including PostgreSQL Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence) 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

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 mid level software engineer who shall be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining tools and services in support of the project's suite of products such as GitLab, Artifactory, MinIO, GitLab Runner, Jupyter and SPARTANDESK (Linux virtual desktop). The Software Engineer shall work closely with cross-functional teams including software developers, system administrators, project managers, and mission customers to deliver seamless integrations that enhance productivity and streamline workflows. 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 three (3) 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 five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity Seven (7) 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 writing Bash/Python/PHP scripts to automate administrative tasks and workflows Extensive software development experience with Java Experience using an integrated development environment such as the Atlassian plugin software developer kit (SDK) Experience with IaC principles and automation tools such as Ansible Experience creating documentation of configurations, procedures, and system changes Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker Experience with Git for source code management, branching strategies, and team collaboration Desired Skills: Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence) Experience with sustaining mission applications deployed in a Linux environment Experience with interacting/training external customers 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

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 mid level software engineer who shall be responsible for developing and maintaining system management infrastructure software and services for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in a Linux environment. 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 three (3) 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 five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity Seven (7) 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 Bash scripts to automate manual processes Recent software development experience using Python Familiar with Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools such as Netbox Experience with Secret Management tools such as HashiCorp Vault Familiar with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions such as Keycloak Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containers Experience with automation frameworks including Ansible for orchestrating deployment Familiar with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins Experience with Git Source Control System Desired Skills: Familiar with Observability and Analytics platform solutions such as Splunk Familiar with Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence) 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

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 mid level software engineer who shall be responsible for creating and maintaining data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow. This role focuses on building reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration solutions that support data engineering, analytics, and operational use cases. The engineer will collaborate closely with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to ensure workflows are efficient, secure, and production ready. 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 three (3) 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 five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity Seven (7) 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 Bash scripts to automate manual processes Recent software development experience using Python and Java Experience using Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduling, operators, sensors) to orchestrate, schedule, and monitor complex workflows Experience using Distributed Big Data processing engines including Apache Spark Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, containers, and Podman Experience with Git Source Control System Desired Skills: Experience using the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence) Familiar with AWS Cloud Services and Infrastructure 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