Senior DevOps Engineer

Leidos offers a new and exciting opportunity for a Dev Ops Engineer in the Intelligence Sector & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Competitive benefits include Paid Time Off, 11 paid holidays, a 401K with 6% company match and immediate vesting, flexible schedules, discounted stock purchase plans, parental paid leave, and more. Join us and make a difference in national security!

This position is eligible for a $25,000 sign‑on bonus!

• Support the development lifecycle, including platform design, deployment, and debugging.
• Build and maintain a release pipeline for fast, secure delivery to production.
• Automate deployments across environments using scripting languages and toolkits.
• Configure sites and applications via tools like Puppet and Ansible, and maintain Confluence/Jira software.
• Assist in designing and maintaining web service infrastructure and deployments.
• Identify and implement process improvements through automation and streamlining.

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Engineering (e.g., Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace) or Computer Science and a minimum of 12 years of directly related experience (excluding education).
• Fluent with Git and version control best practices, including branching and merging strategies.
• Strong knowledge of Linux environments (RHEL 6/7/8, RHCSA/RHCE, CentOS) and Windows system administration.
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment (preferred).
• Expertise with caching technologies (e.g., Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC), MySQL (clusters, replication, tuning), and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus).
• Familiarity with security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, and PCI compliance.
• 5+ years in Agile development environments and 5+ years managing AWS cloud or virtualized servers in PaaS environments.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Ruby, C/C++, Go, Python, or Java) and understanding of object‑oriented programming.
• Clearance requirement:
  Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.

Pay Range: $ - $ (general guideline only).

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement options.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.