Description
Leidos is seeking a Lead DevSecOps Platform Engineer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector. The successful candidate will support the development of next-generation flight service and air traffic systems, aligning with the FAA's initiative to modernize legacy flight service capabilities.
The Lead DevSecOps Platform Engineer will serve as a technical lead supporting Agile software development teams through the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of secure software delivery platforms and automated development pipelines.
Key responsibilities include:
- Implementing and operating software delivery pipelines from build through production release
- Developing, administering, and maintaining automated build, test, deployment, and release workflows using GitLab CI/CD, GitLab Runners, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, and related automation technologies
- Administering GitLab platform infrastructure, projects, groups, runners, repositories, and permissions
- Integrating automated security capabilities into software delivery pipelines, including static application security testing, software composition analysis, container image scanning, secrets detection, Infrastructure-as-Code scanning, and software supply chain security
- Designing and maintaining automated deployment strategies for Kubernetes-based applications utilizing Helm, GitOps methodologies, and progressive deployment techniques
- Configuring and administering GitLab Container Registry, package repositories, artifact repositories, and software dependency management solutions
- Collaborating with Cloud Systems Owners to ensure cloud platforms effectively support automated software deployment, scalability, operational monitoring, and application reliability
- Partnering with software development teams to improve build reliability, deployment consistency, release quality, and developer productivity through automation and self-service engineering capabilities
- Working closely with cybersecurity teams to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle and ensure compliance with organizational security requirements
- Troubleshooting build failures, deployment issues, pipeline performance, dependency management, and software delivery problems across development, integration, and production environments
- Developing and maintaining pipeline documentation, deployment procedures, release management processes, operational guidance, and engineering standards
- Participating in Agile ceremonies while supporting multiple software development teams through automation, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
The position requires:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field with 4–8 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 2–6 years of experience
- Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines supporting enterprise software development
- Experience developing and administering GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab Runners, pipeline templates, variables, artifacts, deployment workflows, and pipeline optimization
- Experience administering GitLab repositories, merge requests, branching strategies, repository permissions, and source code management workflows
- Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar technologies
- Experience deploying containerized applications using Helm or comparable tools
- Experience developing automation using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages
- Familiarity with Linux administration and command-line tools
- Experience with AWS cloud services supporting modern application deployments
- Knowledge of software supply chain security, secrets management, dependency management, and secure software development practices
- Experience integrating automated testing and security scanning into CI/CD pipelines
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to obtain an SF-85 Public Trust suitability determination
- US Citizenship
Preferred qualifications include experience supporting FAA, DoD, or other Federal software development programs, knowledge of DevSecOps methodologies, and experience implementing GitOps deployment methodologies using GitLab and Kubernetes.
The salary range for this position is between $120 - $130K.