Senior DevSecOps Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is hiring a Senior DevSecOps Engineer for the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector. The role supports development of the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP), a mission-critical automation platform built on a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture for next-generation air traffic management. The engineer works within a SAFe/Agile framework and an Agile Release Train, applying modern engineering practices and AI-assisted tools to improve productivity, software quality, and delivery. The position is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland; Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey; or Eagan, Minnesota. It is hybrid for employees within a commutable distance, with three onsite days and two work-from-home days each week. Candidates outside commuting distance may be considered for a fully remote role. The role supports government programs and requires U.S. citizenship, the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust investigation, and successful completion of government-required background investigations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline with at least 8 years of experience; or a master’s degree with at least 6 years of experience; equivalent experience may substitute for a degree.
- Expertise building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
- Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration.
- Proficiency with Terraform or equivalent infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Strong experience with Docker and containerization technologies.
- Solid Linux systems administration skills.
- Proficiency in Bash, Python, or other scripting languages for automation.
- Experience with security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices.
- Understanding of networking, load balancing, and service mesh concepts.
- Familiarity with Agile/SAFe delivery and DevOps culture.
- Experience with software supply-chain security tools and practices, such as Sigstore, SLSA, and SBOM generation.
- Knowledge of artifact management systems and build provenance tracking.
- Experience supporting internal developer platforms and developer-experience initiatives.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust investigation.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Successful completion of background investigations required by the government customer.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, including GovCloud environments.
- Knowledge of FedRAMP or government compliance requirements.
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
- Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
- Experience with GitOps workflows and tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.
- Knowledge of secrets management and PKI, including Vault or cert-manager.
- Experience in aviation, defense, or government program environments.
- Experience implementing developer portals such as Backstage and creating platform documentation.
- Commute within one hour of Gaithersburg, MD; Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration, testing, and delivery of L-CAP.
- Manage Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration for platform service deployments.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform to create repeatable environments.
- Integrate SAST, DAST, and SCA security scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines.
- Manage container images, registries, and deployment artifacts across environments.
- Automate operational tasks such as provisioning, scaling, and configuration management.
- Manage development, test, and production environments to ensure consistency and reliability.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for platform observability.
- Collaborate with development teams to improve build times, deployment frequency, and reliability.
- Support incident response and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues.
- Implement software supply-chain security controls, including SBOM generation, artifact signing, and dependency vulnerability scanning.
- Manage artifact repositories and build provenance to preserve the integrity of software deliverables throughout the pipeline.
- Support developer platform capabilities, including self-service environment provisioning, documentation, and developer-experience improvements.
- Adopt AI-assisted development tools, automation, and modern engineering practices to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
