Cloud/SecDevOps Engineer

Leidos•Clarksburg, WV

2d•$87,100 - $157,450

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Cloud/SecDevOps Engineer to serve a federal law enforcement agency in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The role integrates security architecture and engineering into the information technology life cycle in an Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud-based environment. The engineer monitors operational and development systems, investigates and resolves user issues, and applies security concepts, controls, and mechanisms during system design and architecture to deliver secure products. The position may involve system patching; engineering, implementation, integration, maintenance, and improvement of systems; Agile technical work tracking and planning; technical design and development; and verification and validation. The environment includes multiple physical and cloud-based sites. The engineer monitors systems, supports users, administers IaC security, and configures components and software using IaC utilities. Other work includes software change management and independently handling moderately complex assignments, developing solutions, contributing to deliverables and metrics, and collaborating with or assisting other technical staff as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Systems Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, another related discipline, or equivalent experience; Cyber Security and IaC certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree.
4–8 years of relevant experience.
Ability to work collaboratively and independently to develop creative solutions.
Ability to work productively in a small team, both in person and through remote telework.
Self-starter.
Strong communication skills.
U.S. citizenship.
DOD Top Secret clearance required.

Nice To Haves

Experience setting up and maintaining infrastructure, including servers and cloud systems.
Expertise designing AMIs with automated tools such as HashiCorp Packer, including incorporating Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) installation and optimization into image builds.
Experience creating and maintaining automated processes for testing, deployment, and security.
Experience integrating automated image builds into a CI/CD lifecycle, such as GitLab CI, to keep AMIs patched, hardened, and updated without manual intervention.
Experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and roles to automate configuration of secure, STIG-compliant operating systems.
Understanding of Citrix infrastructure and ability to troubleshoot VDA registration, session latency, and ICA/HDX display protocol issues on cloud-hosted instances.
Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with development, operations, and other teams.
Experience identifying and resolving production issues and monitoring system performance.
Experience launching product updates and creating integrations to improve user experience.
Ability to incorporate cybersecurity best practices into processes as directed.
Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Istio, AWS EKS, EC2, S3, RDS and CloudWatch, Redis, Elasticsearch, Grafana, or GitLab.
Linux operating-system experience.
Experience with software development tools such as Eclipse, VS Code, GitLab, Jira, and Confluence.
Experience with GitLab source control.

Responsibilities

Monitor operational and development systems and investigate and resolve user issues related to those systems.
Integrate security architecture and engineering into the information technology life cycle in an IaC cloud-based environment.
Apply knowledge of deployed IaC to incorporate security concepts, controls, and mechanisms into system design and architecture.
Assist with system patching and the engineering, implementation, integration, maintenance, and improvement of systems.
Perform technical Agile work tracking and planning, technical design, development and integration, and verification and validation.
Monitor physical and cloud-based sites, support users, administer IaC security, and configure components and software using IaC utilities.
Perform software change management.
Develop and present solutions to technical problems, using appropriate methodology and technical expertise.
Contribute to deliverables and performance metrics where applicable.
Work independently on moderately complex projects or assignments and assist other technical staff as needed.
Address technical issues through internal best practices and collaboration with colleagues.