Software Developer Kubernetes

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled Software Developer with a strong background in Kubernetes to support the Integrated Defensive Cyber Systems Contract. This role is part of a highprofile program contributing to missioncritical products designed for senior leadership. Responsibilities include development upgrades maintenance R&D and testing.

The ideal candidate will have AWS cloud development experience including secure cloud integrations optimized cloud connectivity and managed cloud services. This position is onsite near Lackland Air Force Base.

If youre looking for an opportunity to work on impactful projects that shape the future of cyber defense apply today!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design develop and deploy scalable containerized applications within Kubernetes environments to ensure consistent and reliable delivery.
• Author and maintain Kubernetes manifests including Deployments Services Ingress ConfigMaps and Secrets following best practices for configuration management.
• Implement manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate build test and deployment workflows for Kubernetesbased applications.
• Diagnose and resolve deployment infrastructure and runtime issues across Kubernetes clusters to maintain high availability and performance.
• Monitor application health and resource utilization leveraging tools such as Prometheus Grafana or similar for proactive performance management.
• Develop and maintain centralized logging and monitoring solutions for observability and incident response in Kubernetes environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to enhance Kubernetes infrastructure improve application resilience and streamline delivery processes.
• Contribute to infrastructureascode initiatives using tools like Terraform Ansible or Helm to standardize and automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Stay current with the latest trends and advancements in Kubernetes cloudnative technologies and container orchestration strategies.
• Participate actively in agile development ceremonies including sprint planning daily standups and retrospectives contributing to continuous improvement and team alignment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires BS degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in software development including building deploying and supporting productiongrade applications.
• At least 5 years of handson experience with Kubernetes including deployment orchestration scaling and cluster management.
• Strong understanding of containerization technologies particularly Docker and their role in modern application architecture.
• Indepth knowledge of Kubernetes networking service discovery DNS ingress controllers and load balancing mechanisms.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go Python Java or used in application and infrastructure development.
• Practical experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI CircleCI) for automated testing building and deployment.
• Handson experience with infrastructureascode tools including Terraform Ansible or AWS CloudFormation to automate provisioning and configuration.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus Grafana Fluentd and the Elastic Stack for system and application visibility.
• Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills with a focus on debugging complex distributed systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Must possess an active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance is required to be considered

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP).
• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio Linkerd).
• Experience with serverless technologies (e.g. Knative OpenFaaS).
• Experience working with git at the commandline
• Experience working with the Linux CLI and Linux scripting
• Contribution to opensource Kubernetes projects.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.