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title: 'DevOps Engineer at Excelity'
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# DevOps Engineer at Excelity

- **Company:** Excelity
- **Location:** Herndon, VA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-05-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/excelity-careers/am9icG9zdDqeWkr3rvhiNDvvu1lbzNbU

## Job description

At Excelity, we're passionate about delivering innovative technology solutions that help businesses thrive. Whether you're looking to streamline your operations, improve efficiency, or enhance customer engagement, our team of experienced professionals is here to help. So why wait? Visit excelity.io today to learn more about how we can help you achieve your goals and take your business to the next level.

Excelity is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a project responsible supporting an exciting Government customer with a very critical mission. The candidate will work with the engineering team and customer to ensure successful development of high profile, complex, technical deliverables that are core to the continued success of our award-winning projects.

Required Clearance: TS/SCI w/ CI Poly

Job Responsibilities:

- Development of CI/CD Build and Deployment Pipelines- Write/modify Jenkins-based groovy scripts
- Write/update Terraform scripts
- Troubleshoot pipeline issues across on-prem, OpenShift environments and AWS Environments
- Document key features for developer use
- Help write and maintain scripts for process improvements (ex: stage/unstage builds, branch tag automation, automating variance corrections across networks)
- Work with Helm charts to deploy container based microservices
- Integrate tools into the pipeline- Work with the development teams to bring in new microservices into the pipeline. Helping troubleshoot as necessary.
- Work through steps to automate installations of COTS products into the architecture
- Debugging integration issues- Help identify issues in the deployment (i.e. potentially intermittent connectivity issues from an API Server to the Database)
- Monitor (and help develop scripts to monitor) services to ensure everything is functioning as necessary
- DevOps Tool Integration- Help integrate with various tools for the DevOps process (SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, Artifactory, etc…)

Required Qualifications:

- A Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement
- Experience with Linux Environments
- Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash and Python
- Basic understanding of an Object-Oriented Programming Language, such as Java
- Experience with OpenShift or similar container environment
- DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security + CE, CISSP, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

- Understanding of Kubernetes or OpenShift Container Platform
- Experience with Git for Source Control
- Experience developing, deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting software solutions
- Experience integrating Jenkins and Docker for automated CI/CD pipelines

Benefits:

- Competitive salary
- Flexible work schedule
- 100% Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance plans with Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Long and Short-term disability coverage
- Generous paid vacation and holiday time
- Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Plan with 6% Employer matching contributions
- Reimbursement for professional and training development
- Company-paid memberships to professional organizations

Excelity is an Equal Opportunity Employer

## About Excelity

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Excelity is a small business IT services provider that delivers Agile engineering, enterprise transformation, and data visualization solutions to the U.S. federal government.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped – no external funding disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Warrenton, Virginia, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Jason Dever (CEO & Leadership)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: IT Services & Government Contracting
- Target customers: U.S. federal government agencies (B2G)
- Mission or purpose: “Solve the government’s most systemic challenges by applying rigorous approaches to understanding the customer base in order to implement the right IT solutions and advance agency missions.”

## Products & Services
- **Enterprise Transformation**: Modernizing legacy systems using new technologies across the organization.
- **Agile Engineering**: Rapid, iterative development with Agile processes to deliver on time and within budget.
- **Capability Pilots**: Business case and mission analysis to run scalable pilots before full deployment.
- **User Experience (UX)**: Improving information delivery and resource access to enhance user adoption.
- **Infrastructure Engineering**: Planning, deploying, and managing cost-effective, scalable, and secure cloud, on-premise, and hybrid architectures.
- **Data Visualization**: Transforming raw data into actionable insights using modern tools.
- **Solution Governance**: End-to-end business and technical management to optimize solutions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private)
- **Key Metric**: Total employees ~31 (per Built In); listed as “Small (25–49)” by Inc.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: None publicly listed – operates as a government contractor with trusted partnerships.
- **Growth Signals**: Recognized as a 2026 Inc. Best Workplace for fostering work-life balance through remote work, wellness benefits, and training resources. Named an “Established Excellence” company (5–14 years in business) by Inc. for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

## Competitive Advantages
- Deep focus on federal government IT challenges, providing senior and thought leadership in Agile development.
- Strong emphasis on building trusted partnerships across customer organizations, from leadership to end-users.
- Modular, agile approach that adapts to changing mission priorities – enabling rapid delivery without sacrificing enterprise stability.
- Small, empowered teams that encourage creativity and innovation, directly tied to delivery outcomes.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue serving U.S. government agencies by applying rigorous customer understanding to implement effective IT solutions.
- Expand capabilities in enterprise transformation, cloud/hybrid infrastructure, and data visualization.
- Maintain a culture that attracts top talent through remote work, wellness support, and continuous learning.

## Why Work Here
- Named an **Inc. Best Workplace (2026)**, highlighting work-life balance, remote work, wellness benefits, and training resources.
- Fully remote-friendly with an on-site office in Herndon, Virginia (employees work from physical offices but typical time on-site is none).
- Small company culture (~31 employees) that empowers team members to be creative, innovative, and grow professionally.
- Focus on federal contracting provides meaningful, mission-driven work.
- Career opportunities visible on the Gem careers page; roles include Software Engineer and Scrum Master.

## Sources
1. [excelity.io](https://excelity.io/)
2. [excelity.io/who-we-are](https://excelity.io/who-we-are/)
3. [inc.com](https://www.inc.com/profile/excelity)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/excelity)
5. [jobs.gem.com](https://jobs.gem.com/excelity-careers)

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