Leidos

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

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3 days ago
Gaithersburg, MD, USA or Eagan, MN, USASenior
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Base Salary

$108k - $195k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration, testing, and delivery.
  • Manage Kubernetes clusters, container orchestration, container images, registries, and deployment artifacts.
  • Develop and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure-as-code and automate provisioning, scaling, and configuration management.
  • Integrate SAST, DAST, and SCA security scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Maintain consistent and reliable development, test, and production environments.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
  • Support incident response and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues.
  • Implement software supply chain security controls, including SBOM generation, artifact signing, and dependency vulnerability scanning.
  • Manage artifact repositories and build provenance across software delivery pipelines.
  • Support self-service developer platforms, documentation, and developer experience improvements.
  • Adopt AI-assisted development tools, automation, and modern engineering practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline with 8 or more years of experience, or a master’s degree with 6 or more years of experience, or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Expertise building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
  • Hands-on Kubernetes cluster management and container orchestration experience.
  • Proficiency with Terraform or equivalent infrastructure-as-code tools.
  • Strong Docker and containerization experience.
  • Solid Linux systems administration skills.
  • Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting for automation.
  • Experience with security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices.
  • Understanding of networking, load balancing, and service mesh concepts.
  • Experience with software supply chain security tools, Sigstore, SLSA, and SBOM generation.
  • Knowledge of artifact management systems and build provenance tracking.
  • Experience supporting internal developer platforms and developer experience initiatives.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and successfully complete required government background investigations.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Preferred qualifications include AWS or Azure, GovCloud, FedRAMP or government compliance, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Istio, Linkerd, ArgoCD, Flux, Vault, cert-manager, aviation or government environments, and Backstage or equivalent developer portals.

Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home for employees within commuting distance of Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ.
  • Candidates outside the stated commuting areas may be considered for a 100% remote role.
  • The position supports mission-critical government air traffic systems and responsible AI initiatives.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureBashDockerGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGrafanaIstioJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPythonTerraformVault

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About Leidos

10,000+ employees

Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.

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