DevOps Software Engineer

Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Software Engineer to help modernize a containerized microservices platform in a mission-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline built on a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes
• Operate and support a stack including Elasticsearch and Kafka messaging
• Enhance and maintain CI/CD and DevOps scripts/processes, including AI-integrated solutions for failure analysis, security, and compliance
• Improve development speed, error detection, and resilience of deployments
• Design, develop, and support scalable and redundant infrastructure across physical and virtualized environments
• Configure Kubernetes continuous deployments using Helm and YAML with ArgoCD
• Collaborate with System Engineers on solution design for new features and evolving requirements
• Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models in coordination with SE and Architect teams
• Participate in Agile release planning, scrum of scrums, bug triage, design sessions, and related meetings
• Develop PaaS solutions for hybrid deployments and secure multi-tenant GPU sharing within Kubernetes environments

Requirements

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) plus 8+ years in software development, system engineering, or related work
• 6+ years experience with a Master’s degree
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance
• Knowledge of Linux OS, specifically experience navigating Kubernetes environments
• At least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II+ certification (examples: CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP, or Associate)
• GitLab CI/CD pipeline development experience, including ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification per DoD 8570 policy
• Kubernetes/container orchestration experience and troubleshooting, including:
• Ingress/Gateway API
• Multi-tenant GPU sharing
• Helm chart design/build
• Pod disruption budgets
• Affinity/anti-affinity rules
• external-secrets
• ArgoCD
• cert-manager
• eck (Elastic search)
• Comfort with Elastic Search, Logstash, and Kibana
• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution

Technologies

• Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, CI/CD, Helm, YAML, ArgoCD, Linux
• GitLab, Ingress/Gateway API, external-secrets, cert-manager, eck (Elastic search)
• Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana
• GPU sharing, Pod disruption budgets, Affinity/anti-affinity rules
• AI-integrated solutions, PaaS, Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry
• SALT, Nexus, AMQP, JMS

Benefits

• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

You may also bring

• Experience with systems at scale
• Experience/knowledge of key Agile processes and techniques
• Experience with development, such as Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.
• Experience on a production/enterprise system
• Experience with message passing systems such as Kafka, AMQP, or JMS
• Experience with Kubernetes monitoring, such as Prometheus/Grafana and Open Telemetry
• Experience with SALT for deployment automation
• Experience with Nexus

Location: Bethesda, MD (hybrid)

Pay: USD 107,900 - 195,050 per year

Posting date: October 16, 2026

Pay range (U.S.): Leidos reasonably anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days, with an anticipated close date no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date.