About the role

What will you do at Belay Technologies?

Belay Technologies has been nominated as one of Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2026!

Belay Technologies is seeking a versatile Software Developer to design, develop, automate, and maintain scalable infrastructure and software solutions. This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working across the software and infrastructure stack and has hands-on experience with Python and/or PowerShell, Linux, Kubernetes, Ansible, Dell hardware, and automation.

Key Responsibilities

Develop scripts and tools to automate tasks and improve system efficiency
Support CI/CD pipelines and automated software/infrastructure deployments.
Administer, troubleshoot, and automate Linux-based systems and environments.
Deploy, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes environments.
Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows.
Automate provisioning, configuration, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management of infrastructure.
Troubleshoot complex issues across applications, operating systems, containers, networking, and hardware.
Collaborate with software, infrastructure, systems, and operations teams to implement reliable solutions.
Document technical solutions, procedures, configurations, and operational processes.
Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, scalability, performance, and security.

Qualifications

TS/SCI with polygraph
Strong programming/scripting experience with Python and/or PowerShell.
Hands-on experience administering Linux systems.
Experience with Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and experience with ansible is a bonus.
Strong understanding of automation, configuration management, and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
Experience troubleshooting systems across software, operating system, and infrastructure layers.
Experience working with physical servers or data-center infrastructure, preferably Dell hardware.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Prior CNO experience, desired
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional engineering teams.
Perks and

Benefits

8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program

10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one

$5,000 annual training/tuition

Student Loan Repayment Program

100% company funded HSA

Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)

Dental coverage including orthodontia

Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded

Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes

Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!

At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications.

Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.

Salary Range: $175,000.00 to $240,000.00

Belay Technologies is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products.

We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Which skills does this role require?

PythonPowershellLinuxKubernetesAnsibleCI/CDContainerizationSystem administrationNetworkingScriptingDevOpsTS/SCIPolygraphSystem AdministrationSoftware DevelopmentDoDLifecycle ManagementProvisioning

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