Senior DevOps Engineer

Leidos•Omaha, NE

9d•$107,900 - $195,050•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer to join Agile software teams in Omaha, Nebraska. The role focuses on modernizing software systems and providing expertise in infrastructure provisioning and configuration, as well as software deployment across the software development lifecycle. The engineer will help define, implement, and deliver programs, with opportunities to support multiple contracts. The position is customer-facing and fast-paced, with opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Most work is onsite at Leidos’ Omaha facility, with some remote work possible.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 6+ years of experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Knowledge and understanding of DevOps trends and technologies.
Working knowledge of Git and development workflows in GitLab, Bitbucket, or an equivalent tool.
Experience designing, building, and deploying DevOps pipelines with GitLab, Jenkins, or equivalent tools.
Experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines and developing software in a containerized environment using Kubernetes and Docker.
Experience with Kubernetes application deployment and management tools such as Helm or Kustomize.
Full software lifecycle automation experience, including design, development, testing, and deployment to production.
Experience with automated provisioning and configuration tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible.
Experience integrating code review systems into the source control management process.
Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems, network administration, and networking protocols or functions such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, SMTP, and DNS.
Experience working with Agile software development teams and implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to create structure and order from unstructured inputs.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

U.S. citizenship with an active Secret security clearance or higher.
Experience developing and deploying software in a Department of Defense environment; DISA experience is a plus.
Experience building and deploying applications that meet DoD security standards and updating applications and code to meet security scans and implementation guidelines such as STIGs.
Experience with GitOps concepts and related tools such as Argo CD.
Experience designing, developing, and deploying software in a cloud environment; Azure is a plus.
Experience with static code analysis, particularly security scans.
Experience designing and building automated software testing pipelines using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, JUnit, or other applicable tools.
Kubernetes certification such as CKA or CKAD.
Professional cybersecurity certification such as Security+ or similar.
ITIL v3 Foundations Certification.

Responsibilities

Contribute to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, and coding.
Use open-source and in-house tools to manage infrastructure as code and design reusable infrastructure components for scalable, highly available, secure architectures supporting container-based and non-container-based applications.
Provide expertise and input to senior engineers, support alignment with best practices, and recommend system improvements.
Oversee automated application deployment, rollback, and monitoring across software development, test, and production environments.
Mentor fellow DevOps Engineers as needed.
Develop automated CI/CD build and deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker/Podman, and Ansible.
Ensure infrastructure, software, configurations, and interfaces maintained under configuration control are consistent.
Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums, and collaborate frequently with teammates to complete project objectives.
Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.
Independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.