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Captivation Software

Systems Engineer 4 - Linux/Ansible/NiFi/Kubernetes

Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary
$130,000 - $270,000
Level
Senior

Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.

Open. First seen 2 October 2026.

About the role

Captivation Software's standard text

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 systems engineer who will assist with daily responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Develop designs for the installation of components and assemblies into chassis, racks, cabinets, workstations, customer facilities, and/or shelters
  • Plan, direct, review, and coordinate the preparation of project documentation to ensure customer contract and company requirements are met
  • Prepare specifications, evaluate vendors, and analyze test reports
  • Prepare functional requirements and specification for hardware acquisitions
  • Analyze hardware specifications and system/subsystem requirements to conceive and document a practical design for hardware components that satisfies user's requirements
  • Develop hardware installation schedules based upon set-up, integration, and test timelines
  • Conduct site surveys, assessing and documenting current site network configuration and site-unique 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:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university
  • Ten (10) years of systems engineering experience.

Required Skills:

  • Advanced Linux experience; NSYS level troubleshooting experience
  • Automated testing experience
  • Scripting experience or at least the ability to walk through scripts for troubleshooting purposes
  • Collection system knowledge/experience
  • Tiered mission support experience
  • Experience creating Ansible scripts
  • Experience with containers

Desired Skills:

  • FORNSAT knowledge, experience within the collection environment
  • Ansible experience
  • TLS/server certificate installation/management/troubleshooting
  • RF installation/modem experience​
  • NiFi knowledge and experience in operational support and administrative tasks
  • Experience with Kubernetes
Captivation Software's standard text

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

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Test Automation

Rare in Captivation Software's other 67 open postings.

Standard for DevOps / SRE / cloud roles

Kubernetes · Linux

Common in DevOps / SRE / cloud postings at any company.

77% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Captivation Software's standard text, folded away below.

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The team: Systems Engineer

This role is one of 7 open in Systems Engineer. 1 was posted in the last 30 days.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Linux (4 of 7), Jira (3 of 7), Kubernetes (3 of 7), AWS (2 of 7), Cisco (2 of 7)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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