DevOps Engineer

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Summary: Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy a state-of-the-art technology stack for centralizing and standardizing OSINT. Highlights: 1. Design, develop, and deploy a state-of-the-art technology stack 2. Contribute to a full stack containerized microservices architecture 3. Foster a DevOps culture with strong cross-functional collaboration Apply Now Description Leidos has an exciting opening for you, our next TS/SCI cleared DevOps Software Engineer working with a dynamic team to design, develop and deploy a ste-of-the-art technology stack supporting the DOMEX Da Discovery Plform (D3P) Modernizion program as well as our client’s mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploition and Disseminion (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE).  You will have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team th values inclusion, innovion, collaborion, and professional development. While most work is conducted on-site our client locion in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. As a DevOps Engineer you will contribute to the design, deployment, and maintenance of a full stack containerized microservices architecture as well as technical systems administrion, installion, and configurion. You will participe in fostering a DevOps culture, building strong cross functional collaborion with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operions, and integrion teams, in a dynamic and fast paced environment.  You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team of developers, other software integrors and system administrors on the following key tasks: To deploy, triage and maintain a production big da pipeline using a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch backend, and Kafka messaging Enhance, improve, and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts and processes to facilite faster development, quicker error detection and resilient deployments Design, develop, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure to include physical and virtualized environments Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments to support new feure requirements. Collabore with System Engineers to design solutions for new feures and requirements Provide technical input to systems engineering documention and diagrams/models working in coordinion/collaborion with SE team members and Architect team Participe in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions and other meetings You bring enthusiasm, the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience, and meet the following qualificions: BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or reled field or equivalent experience with 8+ years in software development, system engineering or reled field. 6+ years of experience with Master’s degree. Additional years of experience in lieu of degree are acceptable. Must have an active Top Secret/ SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance Possess least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certificion, e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP (or Associe) Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certificion per DoD 8570 policy Experienced with container/container orchestrion, specifically Kubernetes and troubleshooting experience with: Ingress/Geway API Helm chart design/build Pod disruption budgets Affinity/anti-affinity rules Familiarity with external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, eck (elastic search) GitLab pipeline development experience including: Integrion of GitLab CI/CD components Integrion of GitLab Code Quality reports Integrion of GitLab Code Coverage/Test reports Knowledgeable in naviging Linux OS, specifically: Knowledgeable about sysctls for K8s environments FApolicyd and SELinux experience Comfortable with Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana Demonstred ability to participe in cross-functional planning, coordinion, and task execution You will wow us even more if you have some of these: Experience with systems scale Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques Experience with development, i.e. Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc. Experience on a production/ enterprise system Experience with any of the following technologies: Kafka or other message passing systems (AMQP, JMS) Kubernetes monitoring, e.g., Prometheus/ Graphana GPU-based Kubernetes SALT for deployment automion Nexus #NMECDTP-ALL If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: April 17, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits. Securing Your Da Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communice with you through emails th are genered by the Leidos.com automed system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos th asks for payment-reled informion or any other personal informion (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediely by emailing us LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Apply Now