Lead DevSecOps Platform Engineer / Scrum Master

Leidos•Gaithersburg, MD

1d•$87,100 - $157,450

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Lead DevSecOps Platform Engineer / Scrum Master to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector. The role supports the FAA’s effort to replace aging flight service infrastructure with scalable, cloud-based platforms that improve safety and operational efficiency, particularly in remote and high-dependency aviation environments. This dual-responsibility position on a Scaled Agile team is split roughly 50% Scrum Master and 50% DevSecOps Platform Engineer. The Scrum Master guides Agile/SAFe processes, facilitates team ceremonies, removes impediments, and partners with the Product Owner, Systems Engineers, and developers to align priorities and drive delivery. The platform engineering work involves designing, implementing, and continuously improving secure software delivery platforms and automated pipelines, integrating security throughout the software development lifecycle. The platform engineering focus includes software delivery platforms, GitLab administration, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer enablement. Cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes administration, and cloud operations are handled in partnership with the Cloud Systems Owner team. The role collaborates with software engineers, systems engineers, cybersecurity personnel, Product Owners, and solution architects to deliver software rapidly while meeting security and compliance requirements for mission-critical FAA applications. This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust investigation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field with 4–8 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 2–6 years of experience.
Experience working as a Scrum Master within the Agile Scrum framework and supporting Agile and SAFe software development organizations.
Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines for enterprise software development.
Experience developing and administering GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab Runners, pipeline templates, variables, artifacts, deployment workflows, and pipeline optimization.
Experience administering GitLab repositories, merge requests, branching strategies, repository permissions, and source code management workflows.
Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
Experience deploying containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes with Helm or comparable tools.
Experience developing automation using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages.
Familiarity with Linux administration and command-line tools.
Experience with AWS cloud services supporting modern application deployments.
Knowledge of software supply chain security, secrets management, dependency management, and secure software development practices.
Experience integrating automated testing and security scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
Strong troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to obtain an SF-85 Public Trust suitability determination.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting FAA, DoD, or other Federal software development programs.
Knowledge of DevSecOps methodologies and modern cloud-native software engineering practices.
Experience implementing GitOps deployment methodologies using GitLab and Kubernetes.
Experience with security scanning tools such as GitLab Ultimate Security, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Veracode, Snyk, Trivy, or similar technologies.
Experience administering GitLab Container Registry, Nexus Repository Manager, Artifactory, or comparable artifact management solutions.
Experience supporting cloud-native application development using Kubernetes and AWS.
Experience implementing automated testing, quality gates, and deployment approvals within CI/CD pipelines.
Scrum Master or SAFe Agile certifications, or comparable industry certifications.
AWS, GitLab, Kubernetes, or Terraform certifications, or comparable industry certifications.

Responsibilities

Facilitate and lead Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Retrospectives, and Reviews/Demos, using relevant metrics and data to drive continuous improvement.
Remove impediments related to feature development, build and dependency challenges, operational support conflicts, and process.
Provide status, risk, and dependency reporting to the Release Train Engineer and management, including sprint execution, team availability, and issues affecting delivery.
Own software delivery pipelines from build through production release, developing, administering, and maintaining automated build, test, deployment, and release workflows using GitLab CI/CD, GitLab Runners, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, and related technologies.
Administer GitLab projects, groups, runners, repositories, and permissions, and develop reusable CI/CD templates and pipeline libraries for Agile teams.
Design and maintain automated deployment strategies for Kubernetes-based applications using Helm, GitOps methodologies, and progressive deployment techniques.
Configure and administer GitLab Container Registry, package repositories, artifact repositories, and software dependency management solutions.
Collaborate with Cloud Systems Owners to ensure cloud platforms support automated software deployment, scalability, operational monitoring, and application reliability.
Partner with software development teams to improve build reliability, deployment consistency, release quality, and developer productivity through automation and self-service engineering capabilities.
Troubleshoot build failures, deployment issues, pipeline performance, dependency management, and software delivery problems across development, integration, and production environments.