# Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Python/Docker/Kubernetes/LLM/CI/CD/Grafana

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 design, develop, deploy, and support solutions within a high-performance computing (HPC) Linux environment. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), LLM orchestration frameworks, knowledge retrieval systems, embedding models, and containerized applications. Candidates must be proficient in Python, Kubernetes, Helm, CI/CD automation, and secure SI system development, with the ability to deliver scalable, production-ready SI solutions in mission-critical environments. 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 Qualificat

- **Id**: 3774768
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/captivation-software-engineer-3-linuxpythondockerkubernetesllmcicdgrafana>
- **Role**: DevOps
- **Role family**: DevOps
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Annapolis Junction, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 9
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T19:34:33Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T03:31:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4461
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Life insurance, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: National Security, C4ISR, Custom Software Development

## Company

- **Id**: 4434373
- **Name**: Captivation
- **Domain**: captivation.us
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/captivation-3>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 88
- **Open postings**: 26
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.5
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 48
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 130000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 130000

## Technologies

- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **FluxCD** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **GitLab** — Optional: no
- **GitLab CI** — Optional: no
- **Grafana** — Optional: no
- **Helm** — Optional: no
- **HPC** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **Podman** — Optional: no
- **Prometheus** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **RAG** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: yes
- **Confluence** — Optional: yes
- **ElasticSearch** — Optional: yes
- **Jira** — Optional: yes
- **Kubeflow** — Optional: yes
- **NVIDIA NeMo** — Optional: yes
- **NVIDIA NIM** — Optional: yes
- **PyTorch** — Optional: yes
- **PyTorch Lightning** — Optional: yes
- **Ray** — Optional: yes
- **SQL** — Optional: yes
- **TensorFlow** — Optional: yes
- **Triton** — Optional: yes
- **vLLM** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 9
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T22:54:18Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 48
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 130000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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