DevSecOps Engineer

Leidos

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bethesda, MD
Salary
$69,550–$125,725 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 399 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · DevSecOps Engineer

JOB TITLE: DevSecOps Engineer The DevSecOps Engineer joins the High Fidelity Simulation Business Area to support the development of naval training and simulation systems, such as the Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense and Anti-Submarine Warfare trainers. You will administer DevSecOps and Configuration Management practices to improve delivery speed and quality. Daily responsibilities include designing and maintaining Kubernetes-based platforms like AWS EKS and RKE2, managing containerized applications using Docker or Podman, and automating infrastructure with OpenTofu, Terraform, and Ansible. You will build secure CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or Jenkins, integrating tools like Artifactory, SonarQube, and Keycloak. The role requires expertise in RHEL, AWS, and automated security testing to solve complex technical problems within highly regulated defense environments, ensuring continuous authorization and secure software supply chain practices.

What you'll do

  • Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based platforms such as AWS EKS and RKE2.
  • Manage containerized applications using Docker or Podman and troubleshoot Helm charts.
  • Build and maintain infrastructure as code using OpenTofu, Terraform, and Ansible.
  • Design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or Jenkins.
  • Integrate automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and software quality gates into the development lifecycle.
  • Administer and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Rocky Linux systems.
  • Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure, networking, and identity services in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Create reusable engineering standards, technical documentation, and standard operating procedures.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Sciences, Network Engineering, Systems Software, Information Technology, or a related technical degree.
  • Must have U.S. Citizenship and be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government granted security clearance.
  • Must have 2+ years of experience in DevSecOps, platform engineering, systems engineering, cloud engineering, software engineering, or a related field.
  • Must have professional experience with Kubernetes, Git, Istio, Helm charts, Ansible, OpenTofu or Terraform, and Docker or Podman.
  • Must have experience administering and troubleshooting Linux systems, particularly RHEL or Rocky Linux.
  • Must have experience designing, deploying, securing, or operating infrastructure in AWS.
  • Must have experience administering, integrating, or troubleshooting software factory applications such as GitLab and Artifactory.
  • Must currently hold or be able to obtain Security+, entry-level Linux (Linux+ or LPI Linux Essentials), and entry-level AWS (AWS Cloud Practitioner) certifications.

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