Senior DevOps Engineer: Microservices & Secure CI/CD

Esmcorp; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Esmcorp is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support an enterprise-level program in a federal environment. You will help move from monoliths to microservices, deploying in hardened containers while collaborating on DevSecOps pipelines and tooling.

The role emphasizes guidance, deployment sustainment, and using both commercial and open-source technologies to modernize software delivery. Strong cloud and container experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the development and modernization of software solutions by transitioning applications from monolithic architectures to microservices deployed in hardened containers.
• Collaborates with application development teams to design, refactor, and deploy solutions using DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and tools.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship throughout the development process and supports the deployment and sustainment of a microservices platform using COTS and open-source technologies.

Skills

microservices architecture

containerization

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

cloud infrastructure

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

OpenShift

Docker

OpenStack

SAFe Agile

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Salt

scripting

monitoring solutions

automation

Education

Undergraduate degree

Five years Agile experience

Five years senior-level experience

CSP certification

SAFe Certification or equivalent

Security+ certification

Tools

Docker

OpenShift

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Salt

Job description

Esmcorp is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support an enterprise-level program in a federal environment. You will help move from monoliths to microservices, deploying in hardened containers while collaborating on DevSecOps pipelines and tooling.

The role emphasizes guidance, deployment sustainment, and using both commercial and open-source technologies to modernize software delivery. Strong cloud and container experience are essential.