Platform Engineer Team Lead

Leidos

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Work type
On-site
Location
TX
Salary
$131,300–$237,350 / yr
Posted
3 days ago

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Similar $192k
This role $184k
$119k most similar roles pay here $250k

This role pays less than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $161,250–$223,700 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $184k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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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 213 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $107,900–$180,950 across 206 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Platform Engineer Team Lead

As a Platform Engineering Team Lead for the USAF Defensive Cyber Systems Program Management Office at Joint Base San Antonio, you will lead and mentor a team of platform engineers to develop and maintain cloud-native platforms using AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and container technologies. Your daily responsibilities include establishing roadmaps, standards, and best practices, coordinating initiatives across various teams, and driving continuous improvement efforts focused on automation and developer productivity. You will design and implement reusable platform services, manage Infrastructure as Code solutions, ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements, and support RMF and audit initiatives. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, 8+ years of experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles, and 3+ years of leadership experience. Preferred qualifications include expertise in GitOps solutions, federal defense environments, and cloud modernization initiatives.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a team of platform engineers for enterprise software delivery.
  • Establish and maintain cloud-native platforms using AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and containers.
  • Drive continuous improvement in automation, reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines with automated build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational security and regulatory requirements through automated evidence collection.
  • Design and maintain observability solutions including logging, monitoring, tracing, and alerting.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
  • 3+ years of experience leading technical teams or engineering initiatives.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and other container orchestration technologies.
  • Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

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