Senior DevOps Software Engineer

Leidos is seeking a Senior DevOps Software Engineer to join a high-energy team building and deploying a cutting-edge technology stack in support of the DIA NDOC (National Digital Exploitation and OSINT Center) DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP).

Under this 10-year contract containing multiple Task Orders, Leidos supports the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) Modernization program as well as NDOC's mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the DoD and IC enterprise.

The successful candidate will lead a DevOps team responsible for the design, deployment, and maintenance of a full-stack containerized microservices architecture, as well as technical systems administration, installation, and configuration. They will participate in fostering a DevOps culture, building strong cross-functional collaboration with systems engineering, architecture, development, security, operations, and integration teams, in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka
• Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation to accelerate development and improve reliability
• Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments
• Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and evolving requirements
• Collaborate with System Engineers to design solutions for new features and requirements
• Provide technical input to systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models working in coordination/collaboration with SE team members and Architect team
• Support SAFe Program Increment (PI) planning and execution
• Own and prioritize the Agile team backlog, ensuring work aligns with business priorities and delivers maximum value

The ideal candidate will have:

• A BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience with 12+ years in software development, system engineering or related field or 10+ years of experience with Master's degree
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph
• Current DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II (or higher) certification
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification
• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes
• Experience with GitLab pipeline development
• Experience as a Product Owner or a similar role in an Agile software development team
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, project management teams, and stakeholders

Additional desirable skills include:

• Experience with development languages such as Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java
• Experience on a production/enterprise system
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
• Experience with Kafka or other message passing systems
• Kubernetes monitoring, e.g., Prometheus/Graphana
• GPU-based Kubernetes
• SALT for deployment automation
• Nexus
• Linux, e.g., sysctls for K8s environments, FApolicyd, SELinux

The pay range for this position is $131,300.00 - $237,350.00.