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Location: Hybrid (60% Bethesda, MD; 40% remote)

EMI Solution is a boutique technology and innovation consulting firm that harnesses disruptive solutions for the greater good. Our team works side‑by‑side with our client‑partners to provide strategic, operational, and technical advisory services across the defense, health, human services, and information technology sectors. We are mission‑driven and love that we get to work with smart, diverse, and passionate people every day. We consider it a privilege to design and build solutions that improve the health and well‑being of individuals, communities, societies, and our planet.

EMI values candidates with growth mindsets who believe their talents can be developed through hard work, smart strategies, and input from others.

EMI seeks an experienced Full‑Stack Web Developer to design, develop, and maintain cloud‑based applications. You will collaborate with data scientists, data visualization analysts, and systems engineers to architect analytics solutions for large‑scale national and federal initiatives, leveraging your expertise in web development, software development, data pipelining, and cloud architecture.

• Collaborate with data scientists to integrate analytical models and visualizations.
• Develop, test, and deploy cloud‑native applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code in cloud infrastructures.
• Manage SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Optimize database queries and handle data migration.
• Contribute to agile processes in a continuous development/continuous integration (CD/CI) framework.
• Collaborate with team members to plan, estimate, and write clear user stories / acceptance criteria.
• Communicate effectively using tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams.
• Collaborate with development teams and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze client/business requirements and design appropriate cloud‑based systems and architectures.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and cost‑efficient.
• Implement security, compliance, and access control best practices.
• Monitor and optimize performance metrics.
• Advise on cloud architecture capabilities.
• Develop automated workflows.
• Document architectures and solutions developed.
• Train staff in new standards and processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Cognitive Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud‑based application design, deployment, and maintenance.
• Strong front‑end and back‑end development skills.
• Proficiency with Azure, AWS, or similar cloud platforms.
• Proven experience with high availability architectures (load balancing, fault‑tolerance, infrastructure as code).
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Passion for digital innovation and digital transformation.

• Ability to commute to the DC Metro area.
• A quiet and stable environment to make and receive calls and other communications when working remotely.
• U.S. Citizenship and authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to hold a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Ability to travel by car, train, or plane; anticipated less than 5% annually.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cognitive Science, Economics, or Business from an accredited institution.
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Cloud computing certifications.
• Experience with graph databases (e.g. Neo4j, AWS Neptune).
• Knowledge of Graph Thinking concepts.
• Experience working with and securing Personal Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
• Agile Product Owner Certification or Agile Scrum Master Certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Certifications.
• DevOps or DevSecOps experience.
• Knowledge of Health IT, Defense, or Energy sector domains.
• Experience working with federal government entities.

• 401(k)
• Medical & Dental Insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Referral Program
• Paid Time-Off

EMI is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. EMI makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, please email hello@emisolutions.ai.

Please let us know if you require accommodations or have questions during the application or interview process by emailing us at hello@emisolutions.ai .