Systems Engineer (DevSecOps and ICAM)

Leidos•Arlington, VA

15h•$107,900 - $195,050•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Digital Modernization sector is seeking a Systems Engineer with DevSecOps, identity security, and systems-integration expertise to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO). The role contributes to engineering, deployment, automation, and sustainment of an Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform supporting CESO’s Zero-Trust Architecture and cross-domain capabilities. The engineer works with identity-platform components, enterprise directory services, automated pipelines, and large-scale ICAM integration patterns across secure environments. The position is 100% on-site in Arlington, Virginia.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related discipline and 8+ years of systems engineering experience, or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
Ability to obtain and maintain a CI Poly and Special Program Access.
IAT Level II certification or higher, such as Security+ CE, CySA+, SSCP, or CISSP.
Hands-on experience with federation technologies (SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect) and Zero-Trust identity principles.
Experience engineering or administering the ForgeRock platform (AM, IDM, DS).
Strong understanding of ICAM concepts, identity lifecycle management, and enterprise access controls.
Experience with Windows and Linux systems administration, shell scripting, system tuning, and troubleshooting.
Ability to work across highly technical and non-technical teams in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex identity and security concepts to diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting DISA or DoD mission partners.
Active TS/SCI with CI Poly.
Experience with JISG Access Controls.
AWS cloud engineering, IAM, and security services experience.
Ansible playbooks and automated configuration management experience.
CI/CD pipeline experience, such as GitLab or Jenkins.
API gateway, identity orchestration, or cross-domain service integration patterns experience.

Responsibilities

Engineer, deploy, integrate, secure, and maintain ForgeRock IdP/ICAM components in complex, mission-critical environments.
Apply DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated provisioning, configuration-as-code, and repeatable deployment patterns, to ICAM services.
Integrate ICAM services with enterprise directory architecture, federation services, Zero Trust controls, and cross-domain workflows.
Implement and maintain access management functions, including SSO, identity federation (SAML, OAuth2, OIDC), authentication flows, and policy enforcement.
Collaborate with cybersecurity, development, and infrastructure teams to design secure identity solutions aligned with DoD and DISA standards.
Conduct system hardening, monitoring, log analysis, and performance tuning across Linux-based ICAM components.
Perform systems integration tasks such as API-based connectors, service integrations, and automated provisioning and deprovisioning workflows.
Support architectural reviews, internal control assessments, and risk management activities related to ICAM operations.
Diagnose and resolve escalated ForgeRock/ICAM issues within defined SLAs, including root-cause analysis and corrective-action development.
Create, maintain, and version-control engineering documentation, including CONOPS, SOPs, API interface documentation, and workflow diagrams.
Provide input to audits, ATO support, compliance adherence, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Develop and maintain ICAM performance metrics, identity lifecycle reports, and engineering dashboards.
Partner with development teams to automate user, group, and credential workflows across secure enclaves.