Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a DevOps Engineer in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!
Are you seeking a new and challenging position supporting a complex Program for the Warfighter? Well, look no further! This is an exciting time to contribute to a mission-critical program with lasting impactful results. Leidos is currently looking to add a DevOps Engineer-2 (DevOps-2) to a growing task. We’re looking for an engineer with the following skills and experience:
Job Responsibilities:
- Support the development life cycle of platform architectural design, deployment, and debugging.
- Build a release pipeline to enable fast but safe delivery of critical business software to production.
- Develop and maintain sound version control best practices-based CM systems (GIT), including branching and merging strategies.
- Serve as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies, including planning, grooming, product demonstration, and team retrospectives.
- Automate release deployments across development, test, staging, Quality Assurance, and production stacks using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits.
- Set up new sites and applications via configuration management tools such as Puppet and Ansible.
- Maintain, upgrade, and patch tracking and documentation software (Confluence/Jira).
Additional Responsibilities:
- Create, assist, and implement design and maintenance of web service infrastructure and deployments.
- Analyze the service stack and make recommendations for further improvements.
- Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated.
- Communicate effectively to bridge stakeholder and development requirements.
- Assist with support and operations as necessary.
- Maintain confidentiality with regard to information being processed, stored, or accessed.
- Leverage programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl, and Java.
- Proficiently use DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering methodologies and automate network infrastructure configuration using Software Defined Networking.
- Understand SLA requirements and the role of high availability architectures, performance optimization, and monitoring techniques.
- Act in the capacity to support deployment and operations when necessary.
- Set up and configure a continuous integration environment by leveraging configuration management, containerization, serverless technologies, and Kubernetes.
- Architect and develop best practices for software build tools (Gradle, Maven, ANT, Shell) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), and infrastructure automation (AWS, VMWare, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.).
Primary Responsibilities:
- Must be fluent with Git.
- Strong knowledge of Linux and Linux environments (RHEL 6/7/8, RHCSN/RHCE CentOS).
- Experience with Windows system administration, system monitoring, instrumentation, resiliency, and performance.
- 10+ years working in an Agile dev environment (excluding education experience such as a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field).
- Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment preferred.
- Experience with caching technologies (Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC, etc.).
- Experience with MySQL (clusters, replication, and tuning) and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus). Knowledge of security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, PCI compliance, etc.
- 10+ years of system architecture experience with the ability to read code and understand coding logic to assist in troubleshooting.
- 10+ years' experience managing and monitoring AWS cloud and virtualized servers for optimal performance while working in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment.
- Familiarity with software development life cycle models, agile, and DevOps programming methodologies.
- Fluent skills in object-oriented programming and experience in at least one programming language such as Ruby, C, C++, GO, Python, or Java.
- Experience acquiring an in-depth understanding of large complex software systems to isolate defects, reproduce defects, assess risk, and understand varied customer deployments.
- Ability to successfully work with customers, developers, testing, project management, and support staff.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and technical troubleshooting skills.
- Clarity and precision in verbal and written communications
Bachelor 's degree or higher is required in either Engineering (i. e. Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, etc.) or Computer Science with a minimum of Five (5) years of related experience (excludes education experience such as Bachelor' s or Master's degree in relevant field).
Preferred Qualifications
Proficient in the following skills and technologies:
- Elastic
- Java
- Jenkins
- Eclipse
- VMWare
- Automated test tools
- Cameo
CONMD
CSSRC
Original Posting:March 27, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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