Platform Engineer Team Lead

Leidos

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Antonio, TX
Salary
$131,300–$237,350 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
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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 446 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $92,300–$166,850 across 361 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Platform Engineer Team Lead

The Platform Engineer Team Lead joins the Digital Modernization Sector to support the USAF Defensive Cyber Systems Program Management Office. As a key technical leader, you will lead a team of platform engineers to develop data and analytics solutions, specifically focusing on the next generation Internal Developer Platform to deliver Defensive Cyber Capabilities. Your daily responsibilities include establishing roadmaps, mentoring engineers, and designing cloud-native platforms. You will utilize AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, and CloudFormation to build reusable services and self-service capabilities. The role requires implementing CI/CD pipelines, GitOps practices, and observability solutions while ensuring compliance with RMF and NIST standards. You will drive automation, reliability, and security across the enterprise software delivery platform in a highly collaborative environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of platform engineers supporting enterprise software delivery platforms.
  • Establish platform engineering roadmaps, standards, and best practices for data and analytics solutions.
  • Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native platforms using AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and container technologies.
  • Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
  • Lead the implementation and governance of enterprise CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices.
  • Integrate security controls, policy enforcement, and automated compliance validation into delivery pipelines.
  • Implement and maintain observability solutions including logging, monitoring, tracing, and alerting.
  • Support RMF, audit, and compliance initiatives through automated evidence collection and reporting.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical roles.
  • 3+ years of experience leading technical teams or engineering initiatives.
  • Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated software delivery processes.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, or other container orchestration technologies.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
  • Experience leading enterprise platform engineering or developer platform initiatives (preferred).
  • Experience implementing GitOps solutions such as ArgoCD or Flux (preferred).
  • Experience supporting federal, defense, or highly regulated environments (preferred).
  • Knowledge of RMF, NIST, Zero Trust, or compliance-driven software delivery practices (preferred).
  • Experience with platform governance, policy-as-code, and automated compliance validation (preferred).
  • Experience implementing Kubernetes-based developer platforms or Internal Developer Platforms (preferred).
  • Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and operational excellence programs (preferred).
  • Professional certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, CKA, CKAD, Terraform Associate, or Security+ (preferred).
  • Experience mentoring engineers and building high-performing technical teams (preferred).
  • Experience driving cloud modernization and enterprise DevSecOps transformation initiatives (preferred).

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