DevOps Engineer

Description

Job Description:

The Integrated Solutions Division at Leidos is seeking a DevOps Engineer to provide mission critical system support to our customer. On our team as a Platform DevOps Engineer, you’ll use your experience to streamline our software development life cycle from requirements to monitoring in production. You’ll use the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to improve your clients’ environments with current container software to ensure seamless orchestration. Using your technical knowledge, you’ll work directly with your clients to inform strategy and design, while ensuring standards are met throughout the containerization process with Amazon Web Services (AWS), software integration, and cloud architecture and Kubernetes. You’ll recommend tools such as Kubernetes to help your clients manage and securely adopt containers. Additionally, you’ll broaden your skills in areas like Containerization and Microservices while developing critical cloud platforms for our client.  Ready to transform GEOINT mission platform with cloud platform technology? We need you to help us develop and manage container management software to solve some of our clients’ toughest challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Managing, building, configuring, administering, operating and maintaining all components that comprise the DevOps environment
• Developing and maintaining scripts to automate tool deployment to an AWS cloud environment and other tasks
• Scripting and maintaining build environments
• Working with project teams to integrate their products into the DevOps environment
• Conducting round table discussions on capabilities
• Defining enterprise Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment processes and best practices
• Codifying software development best practices across the enterprise
• Developing automated testing framework within DevOps processes

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelors degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or a Masters degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
• 4+ years of experience with building, deployment, release automation, or orchestration
• Experience with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with supporting cloud applications or infrastructure
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code environments, including activities around the automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, or monitoring and testing, including continuous integration and continuous delivery 
• Experience with Docker, OpenShift, or Kubernetes
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• HS diploma or GED
• Ability to obtain a Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification within 6 months of hire
• Must possess an active TS/SCI security clearance with a polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with identifying and implementing automation to improve user experience
• Experience with scripting in Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
• Experience with system integration using a variety of protocols, including JSON, REST, and XML
• Experience with leveraging JSON, YAML, or XML for configuration
• Experience with the OWASP Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM) or DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
• Cloud certification, including AWS, Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification, Google Certified Professional – Cloud Architect, or MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure

Pay Range:

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 46,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.