DevOps Engineer SME

Leidos•Chantilly, VA
•$154,050 - $278,475

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support a technical development program of more than 200 FTEs delivering modern Identity Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions. The role involves building systems and software using cloud capabilities to support a complex program. Working within a DevOps framework, the engineer will participate in and/or direct major deliverables across the software development lifecycle, including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and unit testing. The position supports an on-call rotation to keep mission-critical services operational 24/7/365, typically one full calendar week every two months.

Requirements

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
  • Master's degree and 15+ years of experience; additional experience may be substituted for the degree.
  • Expertise in Linux operating system usage.
  • Expertise with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, and Rundeck.
  • Expertise in the software development lifecycle and experience delivering with DevOps toolsets and practices.
  • Direct experience using software testing performance tools such as JUnit.
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment and tempo.
  • Experience scripting and using AWS services, including CloudFormation, EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, EKS, and ECS.
  • Experience with Nexus administration.
  • Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency with version control systems.
  • Proficiency with issue/problem tracking systems.
  • Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Agile development methods.
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including container orchestration, deployment, and scaling in a production environment.
  • Proficiency building, managing, and optimizing containerized applications using CI/CD pipelines, with knowledge of container registries and security best practices.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with Elastic tools.
  • Experience working in the Sponsor’s cloud environments.
  • Experience with Nexus administration and maintenance.
  • Experience with the Sponsor’s release management tools and processes.
  • AWS certification.
  • Container-related certification.
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification, demonstrating expertise in designing, building, and running applications on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in and/or direct major software development lifecycle deliverables, including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and unit testing.
  • Build systems and software using cloud capabilities to support the ICAM program.
  • Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
  • Build, manage, and optimize containerized applications and support container orchestration, deployment, and scaling in production.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation, typically one full calendar week every two months, to support mission-critical services operating 24/7/365.
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