DevOps​/SRE Manager; USAF Cloud One

Overview

Description Leidos was awarded the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a Dev Ops/SRE Manager supporting AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global-scale multi-cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.

Location These positions will be hybrid remote. Candidates will be required to work onsite as needed. Preferred candidates will be located near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA) or work in Huntsville, AL.

• Lead a group of 5-15 Dev Ops and SRE engineers to fulfill the requirements for the program
• Provide leadership using software engineering principles to build and maintain scalable, highly reliable, and performant large-scale systems
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for secure, automated software delivery
• Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant systems for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Define and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure service reliability and performance
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, and Cloud Watch
• Lead incident response and postmortem processes to drive continuous improvement
• Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability into application design and deployment
• Lead capacity planning including forecasting resource needs to ensure systems can scale effectively
• Ensure compliance with security best practices, including IAM, VPC design, and encryption standards
• Implement Dev Sec Ops  pipelines for a variety of technical stacks on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OCI
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Formation
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or OCI
• Configure and optimize container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
• Maintain high availability, scalability, and performance of cloud-based systems
• Configure and maintain virtualized environments to ensure performance, scalability, and security
• Support infrastructure modernization efforts by integrating virtualization solutions into hybrid cloud environments
• Implement automated security tools for vulnerability scanning, SAST/DAST, and container security
• Drive consistency for deployment and build processes
• Establish proactive monitoring solutions to ensure system reliability and availability
• Respond to and troubleshoot production incidents, performing root cause analysis and resolution
• Embed security best practices into the SDLC and CI/CD processes
• Develop strategy and integration methodology around design, development and implementation of cloud-based solutions
• Enable quick development and release of changes and bug-fixes on an as-required basis and incorporate feedback from developers/users
• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership
• Mentor, guide and supervise teams for related activities
• Lead reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions
• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes
• Collaborate with team members and provide mentorship to junior staff
• Act as the Dev Ops/SRE manager to assess employee performance, hire new employees, and ensure compliance with corporate training requirements

• Bachelors and five (5) years or more of experience;
  Masters and three (3) years or more of experience. Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• 2+ years of prior experience managing/leading teams/projects
• Interim Secret clearance required to start;
  Ability to obtain Secret clearance required to maintain employment
• US citizenship required
• Certifications:
  
  CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and…