DevOps Engineer

ESM • Vienna, VA

10d • $96,000 - $117,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM) is a rapidly growing government contractor that provides strategic IT services that meet mission needs for Defense and Federal customers. We are hiring a DevOps Engineer to support an enterprise-level program within a federal environment. This role facilitates the development and modernization of software solutions by transitioning applications from monolithic architectures to microservices deployed in hardened containers. The engineer will collaborate with application development teams to design, refactor, and deploy solutions using DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and tools. They will provide technical guidance and mentorship throughout the development process and support the deployment and sustainment of a microservices platform using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and open-source technologies.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree minimum
• Five (5) years Agile experience
• Five (5) years of relevant Senior level experience
• CSP certification
• Security+ certification
• Knowledge of microservices architecture, containerization, DevSecOps, and modern software development practices.
• Ability to architect, implement, and oversee CI/CD pipelines, automated software development toolchains, and monitoring solutions across diverse technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud and on-premises infrastructure, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, and containerization platforms such as Docker and OpenShift.
• Ability to modernize and refactor monolithic applications into secure, scalable microservices architectures using hardened containers.
• Experience leading DevOps methodologies, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and SAFe Agile practices within large-scale, product-centric environments.
• Ability to guide development teams in designing, developing, testing, deploying, and sustaining secure software solutions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of configuration management, infrastructure automation, and scripting technologies, including Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt, and related tools.
• Ability to engineer complex technology implementations and integrate commercial, open-source, cloud, and enterprise technologies to support scalable software delivery.
• Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

• Be a positive, self-motivated, and proactive person with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations
• Candidate must communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customers
• Must have the ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision
• Prefer SAFe Agile Certification or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the development and modernization of software solutions by transitioning applications from monolithic architectures to microservices deployed in hardened containers.
• Collaborate with application development teams to design, refactor, and deploy solutions using DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and tools.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship throughout the development process.
• Support the deployment and sustainment of a microservices platform using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and open-source technologies.
• Architect, implement, and oversee CI/CD pipelines, automated software development toolchains, and monitoring solutions across diverse technologies.
• Modernize and refactor monolithic applications into secure, scalable microservices architectures using hardened containers.
• Guide development teams in designing, developing, testing, deploying, and sustaining secure software solutions throughout the development lifecycle.
• Engineer complex technology implementations and integrate commercial, open-source, cloud, and enterprise technologies to support scalable software delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior