IT Services and IT Consulting👥 51 employees📍 Herndon, VA, USEst. 1991
EMW was founded in 1995 by engineers and managers who formerly held senior positions in well known telecommunications and information technology companies to pursue their vision for this new company.…
📋 Job Overview
EMW, Inc. is seeking a DevOps Engineer (PaaS) to focus on streamlining application delivery and bridging the gap between development and infrastructure. The role requires a NATO SECRET security clearance and hands-on experience in DevOps or automated platform management.
🏢 About EMW, Inc.
EMW, Inc. is a company that collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.
🎯 The Role
Under the direction of Service Delivery Manager of Service Oriented Architecture and Identity and Access Management (SOA & IdM), the DevOps Engineer will focus on streamlining application delivery and bridging the gap between development and infrastructure.
✅ Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to fully automate application testing, integration, and delivery.
Provision and manage hybrid infrastructure across on-premises environments and the cloud utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Administer container orchestration platforms and collaborate directly with development teams to seamlessly onboard applications into production environments.
Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability and performance.
Embed security best practices and compliance controls directly into the deployment pipelines and infrastructure configurations.
Troubleshoot complex integration and deployment issues, acting as a technical bridge across agile delivery teams.
📌 Required Qualifications
The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance.
At least 3–5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps or automated platform management.
Strong proficiency in CI/CD, GitOps, pipeline automation, and version control using enterprise tools like GitLab, ArgoCD or Jenkins.
Solid experience deploying and administering container workloads and orchestration platforms, including Kubernetes, Rancher, RKE2 and Docker.
Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, provisioning hybrid resources with Terraform, and automating system configurations with Ansible.
Practical knowledge of managing hybrid infrastructure across enterprise virtualization environments (VMware) and major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash or Python for automating routine operational tasks and tool integrations.
Experience deploying and utilizing observability and industry-standard monitoring stacks like Prometheus, Grafana and ELK.
Excellent analytical problem-solving capabilities with a strong track record of delivering cross-functional work in fast-moving Agile environments.
🛂 Visa & Eligibility
The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance.
