Senior DevOps Engineer

Leidos

4d•$131,300 - $237,350

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support the Mission Enablement Center (MDEC) Cloud Engineering team. This hands-on role supports the design, deployment, automation, security, and sustainment of cloud and hybrid infrastructure across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The selected candidate will support multiple federal and Department of Defense programs, including MDEC's InSight Mission Cloud offering, developing secure, scalable, and repeatable cloud solutions. The position focuses on cloud engineering, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, automation, containerization, and cloud operations. The engineer will work independently across multiple technical priorities, troubleshoot complex issues, collaborate with customers and vendors, and mentor junior engineers in mission-critical environments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline with 12 or more years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 10 or more years of experience; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
At least 7 years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, administering, and supporting cloud infrastructure in AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP, with strong proficiency in at least two major cloud platforms.
Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or equivalent technologies.
Hands-on experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
Experience deploying and managing containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent container orchestration platforms.
Strong understanding of cloud networking, including VPCs, virtual networks, subnets, routing, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, and network security controls.
Experience supporting Linux and Windows Server environments, including system administration, patching, troubleshooting, and secure configuration.
Proficiency with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages.
Knowledge of cloud security, identity and access management, vulnerability management, encryption, logging, monitoring, and secure infrastructure design.
Experience troubleshooting complex cloud infrastructure, networking, application, and platform issues in production environments.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work directly with customers, technical teams, vendors, and program leadership.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, support multiple programs, and provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
Active DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance, or an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility prior to the start date.
Ability to complete additional investigations or security requirements associated with assigned programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting DoD or other federal government cloud environments.
Experience with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, OCI Government, or other regulated cloud environments supporting DoD Impact Levels IL4, IL5, or IL6.
Experience supporting enterprise cloud platforms, shared services, multi-cloud environments, or managed cloud offerings.
Experience with cloud landing zones, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and hybrid cloud architectures.
Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework (RMF), Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and DISA STIG requirements.
Experience with cloud security tools such as Tenable, Prisma Cloud, Wiz, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Config, or equivalent technologies.
Experience supporting technical solution development, cloud architecture reviews, Bills of Materials, Rough Orders of Magnitude, or proposal activities.
Experience conducting technical briefings, design reviews, and customer-facing engineering discussions.
CompTIA Security+ or a higher applicable IAT Level II certification.
AWS, Azure, OCI, GCP, Terraform, or Kubernetes professional certifications.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, configure, and sustain secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure across AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP, including compute, networking, storage, identity, and platform services.
Develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
Develop and maintain reusable Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, and other automation solutions for cloud deployments, configuration management, and infrastructure provisioning.
Deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain containerized applications and orchestration platforms, including Docker and Kubernetes.
Implement secure cloud configurations, access controls, encryption, vulnerability remediation, and automated security scanning aligned with NIST, FedRAMP, DoD STIGs, and applicable federal security requirements.
Support day-to-day cloud operations, infrastructure maintenance, patching, performance monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
Support cloud migrations, landing zone deployments, application modernization, virtualization, and hybrid cloud integration.
Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using cloud-native services and tools such as CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
Develop architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, automation scripts, operational runbooks, and technical documentation.
Provide technical guidance to junior engineers, participate in engineering reviews, support troubleshooting, and contribute to improvements in cloud engineering standards and practices.