SME DevSecOps Engineer

At Leidos were not just delivering solutions were pioneering the future of defense and intelligence technology. Our diverse teams of innovators unite around a singular purpose: empowering our customers to succeed in their critical missions. We believe in leading with integrity investing in our communities and building sustainably for tomorrow.

Shape the future of digital defense.

Our Digital Modernization sector is at the forefront of next-generation technology architecting cutting-edge solutions in cyber defense logistics optimization security operations and decision intelligence. Were the minds behind the mission-critical systems that keep our nation secure.

Your opportunity to lead transformation.

Were seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to spearhead cloud initiatives for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria this role youll architect the cloud infrastructure that powers critical Coast Guard operations driving innovation that directly impacts national security.

Ready to engineer solutions that matter

Primary Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly capable SME DevSecOps Engineer with expertise in supporting operations using AWS Azure and Python. This individual will be responsible for developing in a scalable cloud-native solutions and ensuring best practices across architecture development deployment and security. This is a hands-on technical role that requires rolling up your sleeves to architect code debug and mentor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for secure automated software delivery.
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation.
• Configure and optimize container orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes Docker or OpenShift).
• Virtualization and Infrastructure Management:
• Create manage and optimize virtual machines using Hypervisor technologies such as VMware vSphere Hyper-V or KVM.
• Configure and maintain virtualized environments to ensure performance scalability and security.
• Support infrastructure modernization efforts by integrating virtualization solutions into hybrid cloud environments.
• Security Integration:
• Embed security best practices into the SDLC and CI/CD processes.
• Implement automated security tools for vulnerability scanning static/dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST) and container security.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with organizational and industry security standards (e.g. NIST DoD ISO).
• Cloud and Infrastructure Management:
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms such as AWS Azure Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Maintain high availability scalability and performance of cloud-based systems.
• Monitoring and Incident Management:
• Establish proactive monitoring solutions to ensure system reliability and availability.
• Respond to and troubleshoot production incidents performing root cause analysis and resolution.
• Collaboration and Mentorship:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including developers QA and security professionals.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to continuous improvement of DevSecOps practices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and 12 years of experience in an IT-discipline.
• Excellent customer service skills with experience working in a customer-facing position for a minimum of 4 years.
• Minimum 5 year of Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365 SharePoint Azure AD AWS).
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python Java Bash Go).
• Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools (e.g. Terraform Ansible Puppet).
• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions Azure DevOps).
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of security principles including threat modeling vulnerability assessments and encryption techniques.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana Splunk ELK Stack).
• Solid understanding of networking Linux/Unix systems and version control systems (e.g. Git).
• Proficiency with Red Hat OpenShift container platform and related services.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust and DoD Secret Clearance.

Certifications

• Candidate must at a minimum have one of these certifications:
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Certified AWS SysAdmin AWS Certified Advanced Networking AWS Certified Security Azure Developer Associate Azure Solutions Architect

Were not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. Were looking for people who break limits ask hard questions and dont wait to be told whats next. At Leidos were not following the roadmap were redrawing it.

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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.