Senior Systems Engineer

At Leidoswerenot just delivering solutions werepioneering 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 architectingcutting-edgesolutions in cyber defenselogisticsoptimization security operations and decision minds behind the mission-critical systems that keep our nation secure.

Your opportunity to lead transformation.

Wereseeking aSeniorSystemsEngineerto spearhead cloud initiatives for the United States Coast Guard at C5ISC in Alexandria this roleyoullarchitect the cloud infrastructure that powers critical Coast Guard operations driving innovation that directlyimpactsnational security.

Ready toengineersolutions that matter

Primary Responsibilities:

We areseekinga highly capable SeniorSystemsEngineerwithexpertisein AWS Azure and Python. This individual willbe responsible fordeveloping in ascalable 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

• Technical delivery ofsignificant portionof engineering activity of assignedprogramme
• Supporting the definition of the engineering life cycle and ensure that relevant Engineering tasks in the defined scope of work are delivered appropriately
• Working with operational stakeholders technologysuppliersand architects to define system of system level requirements
• Design implement andmaintainend-to-end CI/CD pipelines in Harness (CI CD) including builds tests artifact publishing and progressive deployments
• Operate Harness Delegates/agents and configure execution environments (Kubernetes cloud VMs Harness Cloud) for pipeline execution.
• Implement pipeline governance: RBAC policy-as-code (OPA) approvalgatesand compliance checks; automate rollbacks and continuous verification.
• Design implement andmaintainCI/CD pipelines for secure automated software delivery.
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation.
• 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).
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms such as AWS Azure Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Establish proactive monitoring solutions to ensure system reliability and availability.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including developers QA and security professionals.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to continuous improvement ofDevSecOpspractices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and 8 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.
• Minimum5 year of Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365 SharePoint Azure AD AWS)
• Proven experience implementing pipelines in Harness (CI CD) or other modern CI/CD platforms; comfortable with visual & YAML pipelineeditors..
• Proficiencywith RedHatOpenshiftservices.
• Proficiencyin programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python Java Bash Go).
• Solid understanding of networking Linux/Unix systems and version control systems (e.g. Git)
• Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools (e.g. Terraform Ansible Puppet).
• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools ( 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).
• Clearance: This position requires candidates to obtain a Public Trust and will accept up to TS/SCI
• Experience withStructuraand Coder is a plus.

Certifications

• Industry Professional certification Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)AWS Certified DevOps EngineerCertified AWSSysAdminAWS Certified Advanced Networking AWS Certified Security Azure Developer Associate Azure Solutions Architect

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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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.