Senior DevOps Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI-cleared Senior DevOps Engineer to support the DIA National Digital Exploitation and OSINT Center (NDOC) DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP), including the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) Modernization program. The work supports the mission to centralize and standardize the tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination of Open Source Intelligence across the DoD and Intelligence Community. The role is part of a 10-year contract with multiple task orders. Most work is conducted onsite at the client location in Bethesda, Maryland, with a flexible schedule and occasional remote work possible. The engineer will lead a DevOps team responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining a full-stack containerized microservices architecture, as well as technical systems administration, installation, and configuration. The role fosters DevOps practices and cross-functional collaboration with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams. It also includes technical leadership of Agile backlog work and supporting SAFe Program Increment planning and execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 12 years of experience in software development, systems engineering, or a related field; alternatively, at least 10 years of experience with a master’s degree.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
- Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II or higher certification, such as Security+, CySA+, SSCP, CCNA Security, or CISSP (or Associate).
- Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
- Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes, including Ingress/Gateway API, Helm chart design and development, pod disruption budgets, affinity/anti-affinity rules, and familiarity with external-secrets, ArgoCD, cert-manager, and ECK (Elasticsearch).
- Experience developing GitLab pipelines, including integrating GitLab CI/CD components and producing code-quality, coverage, and test reports.
- Experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role on an Agile software development team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and non-technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, project management teams, and stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with development languages or tools such as Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, or Java.
- Experience working on a production or enterprise system.
- Experience with Kafka or other message-passing systems such as AMQP or JMS.
- Experience with Kubernetes monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana.
- Experience with GPU-based Kubernetes.
- Experience with SALT for deployment automation.
- Experience with Nexus.
- Linux experience, including sysctls for Kubernetes environments, FApolicyd, or SELinux.
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.
Responsibilities
- Lead a DevOps team in designing, deploying, and maintaining a full-stack containerized microservices architecture.
- Perform technical systems administration, installation, and configuration.
- Foster a DevOps culture and collaborate with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams.
- Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
- Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation to accelerate development and improve reliability.
- Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
- Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and changing requirements.
- Collaborate with System Engineers to design solutions for new features and requirements.
- Contribute technical input to systems engineering documentation, diagrams, and models in coordination with systems and architecture team members.
- Support SAFe Program Increment planning and execution.
- Own and prioritize the Agile team backlog so work aligns with business priorities and delivers value.
- Break down features, prioritize work, and ensure requirements are clear and actionable.
- Review and accept completed work to verify it meets business requirements and quality standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
