DevOps Engineers - Poly required

Leidos•Annapolis Junction, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking highly experienced DevOps Engineers to support the development and evolution of a Kubernetes-native platform used to orchestrate and deploy workloads within its own cluster. This role combines backend architecture and cloud-native technologies, requiring deep technical expertise and cross-team collaboration. The position involves owning and advancing a Kubernetes-native workload orchestration application, developing and maintaining containerized microservices, and supporting infrastructure provisioning and automation via Ansible and IaC tools. Candidates will implement cloud-native components leveraging Go, TypeScript, and Python, collaborate with engineering teams for operational excellence and system integration, and improve platform observability and event-driven system performance. Maintaining robust documentation and enforcing internal development standards are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university (or four (4) years of additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree).
Expertise in infrastructure provisioning, Ansible CM, and cloud-native ecosystems.
Proficiency with at least one of the following languages: Go (Golang), TypeScript, or Python.
Strong experience with Kubernetes.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows.
Exceptional debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bamboo, Fisheye) and Agile/CI workflows.
Familiarity with Kafka and event-driven architecture.
Experience with Linux/UNIX administration and SIGINT dataflows.
Hands-on experience with Kafka, NiFi, MetalLB, MinIO in production.
Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and Rancher Suite (Harvester, Longhorn, KubeVirt).
Infrastructure automation using cloud-init or Terraform.

Responsibilities

Own and advance a Kubernetes-native workload orchestration application.
Develop and maintain containerized microservices.
Support infrastructure provisioning and automation via Ansible and IaC tools.
Implement cloud-native components leveraging Go, TypeScript, and Python.
Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure operational excellence and system integration.
Improve platform observability and event-driven system performance.
Maintain robust documentation and enforce internal development standards.