Description
Leidos is seeking a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the development of the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP).
L-CAP is a mission-critical, future-ready automation platform built on a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture, enabling next-generation air traffic management capabilities.
The role operates within a SAFe/Agile framework as part of an Agile Release Train (ART) delivering iterative value across the program.
This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust investigation.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines enabling continuous integration, testing, and delivery for L-CAP
- Manage Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration for platform service deployments
- Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform for repeatable environments
- Integrate security scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines for shift-left security
- Manage container images, registries, and deployment artifacts across environments
- Automate operational tasks including provisioning, scaling, and configuration management
- Manage development, test, and production environments ensuring consistency and reliability
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for platform observability
- Collaborate with development teams to improve build times, deployment frequency, and reliability
- Support incident response and troubleshooting of infrastructure and deployment issues
- Implement software supply chain security controls
- Manage artifact repositories and build provenance ensuring integrity of software deliverables throughout the pipeline
- Support developer platform capabilities including self-service environment provisioning, documentation, and developer experience improvements
- Embrace an AI-first engineering culture by actively adopting AI-assisted development tools, automation, and modern engineering practices
Core Technical Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline with 4 or more years of experience (or Master’s degree with 2 or more years of experience)
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes cluster management and container orchestration
- Proficiency with Terraform or equivalent infrastructure-as-code tools
- Strong experience with Docker and containerization technologies
- Solid Linux systems administration skills
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python) for automation
- Experience with security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices
- Understanding of networking, load balancing, and service mesh concepts
- Familiarity with Agile/SAFe delivery and DevOps culture
- Experience with software supply chain security tools
- Knowledge of artifact management systems and build provenance tracking
- Experience supporting internal developer platforms and developer experience initiatives
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
- U.S. citizenship required
- Successful completion of background investigations as required by the government customer
Benefits:
- Hybrid position with 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home
- Opportunity to contribute to projects that impact millions of air travelers
Pay Range:
$87,100.00 - $157,450.00