Base Salary
$131k - $237k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and manage end-to-end prototype lifecycles from conceptual design and lab setup through configuration, troubleshooting, validation, and final documentation.
- Identify material requirements including hardware, software, and supplemental staffing.
- Serve as a Kubernetes subject matter expert by providing architectural guidance, technical leadership, and best practices.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, development, engineering, program management, and government teams.
- Support secure, compliant, performant, and reliable Kubernetes platform operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 10–13 years of relevant experience; a technical doctorate may also qualify.
- Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
- Deep expertise with enterprise Kubernetes distributions such as RKE2 or similar production-grade platforms.
- Hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes control planes, worker nodes, scheduling, networking, storage, and security.
- Understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, container security, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and platform reliability engineering.
- Experience deploying Kubernetes on premises, preferably with Harvester.
- Experience with Rancher, Helm, ArgoCD, Istio or service mesh technologies, and Prometheus/Grafana.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture and experience supporting Kubernetes in DDIL environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to evaluate cost, schedule, technology, and risk.
- Ability and willingness to travel 10% of the time.
Benefits
- The position requires travel 10% of the time.
- The role supports high-priority Department of Defense ABMS and JADC2 modernization efforts.
Tech Stack
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About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. 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 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. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.