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Leidos · 5 months ago

Lead DevOps Engineer

positionChantilly, VA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$105K/yr - $189K/yr
date6+ years exp

Leidos is a technology company focused on solving high-stakes problems. They are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to lead a team in creating a modern DevOps focused ICAM system, focusing on containerization, automation, and deployment to improve system reliability and reduce operational overhead.

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Responsibilities

Leadership of a team of 3 – 5 DevOps engineers recommending best practices, resolving blockers and enabling the team to thrive
Create and maintain docker images of existing java and python microservices
Develop and maintain helm charts to deploy custom microservice images
Configure and extend upstream helm charts and docker images of COTS products
Ensure repeatable infrastructure and software tasks are as automated as possible
Work with existing software development and operational teams to increase reliability and deployment velocity across all security domains
Mentor / assist junior members of the team

Qualification

KubernetesAnsibleLinux administrationDockerGitOpsCICD pipelinesScripting languagesSecurity+ certificationAWS certificationX509 authenticationSAMLOAuthOIDCLDAPTeam leadership

Required

Masters degree in STEM technologies and 6 years experience or a Bachelors degree in STEM technologies and 8 years experience
Experience with Kubernetes or Openshift
Experience with Ansible
Experience with scripting and programming languages such as bash, python, or java
Experience with Linux system administration
Ability to achieve Security+ within 60 days or hire

Preferred

Team leadership experience
Experience designing configuration management tools in a multi-operational environment
Experience with GitOps technologies (ArgoCD, FluxCD, etc)
Experience with Git for version management
Experience with Gitlab or Jenkins CICD pipeline creation
Experience with X509 certificate authentication, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, or LDAP
Certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, or Linux

Company

Leidos

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Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
dateFounded in 1969
location
Reston, Virginia, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.leidos.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2025-02-20Post Ipo Debt
2013-09-17IPO

Leadership Team

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James Carlini
Chief Technology Officer
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Theodore Tanner
Chief Technology Officer
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