SME DevOps Engineer

This Department of War enterprise data and analytics program delivers mission-critical capabilities that enable leaders across the Department to make faster better-informed decisions using trusted data at scale. Leidos Digital Modernization sector is seeking an experienced SME DevOps Engineer to support the delivery enhancement and adoption of enterprise data and analytics products used across multiple DoD organizations.

In this role you will work alongside government partners engineers and other industry teammates to translate operational and strategic requirements into scalable production-ready solutions. You will contribute directly to product planning execution and continuous improvementhelping ensure capabilities are delivered efficiently aligned to mission priorities and positioned for sustained success.

This position offers the opportunity to work on a high-visibility enterprise program at the intersection of data analytics and emerging AI technologies. Ideal candidates are motivated by mission impact comfortable operating in complex stakeholder environments and interested in building deep domain expertise while delivering capabilities with real-world national security outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the design implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.

• Automate and streamline development deployment and operations workflows to enhance productivity and reduce manual intervention.

• Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration as code (CaC) to ensure consistent and repeatable deployments.

• Oversee the development and integration of software for the System including infrastructure data tools customer tools cybersecurity and user interfaces.

• Implement and maintain DevSecOps processes documentation policies and automated pipelines for continuous integration and delivery.

• Coordinate with infrastructure teams for capacity planning and automate service monitoring reporting and lifecycle management.

• Develop and maintain software testing tools processes and procedures including automated test pipelines for unit regression security integration compliance performance and acceptance testing.

• Prepare maintain and execute a Software Engineering Plan (SWP) for managing all aspects of the System software lifecycle.

• Establish and operate a SAFE Agile development process prioritizing product backlog items and scheduling them into Agile sprint cycles.

• Ensure the reliability and continuous improvement of support systems such as ticketing monitoring alerting and dashboards through automation and integration.

• Conduct configuration management operations to control identify record and report IT components versions and relationships for the System.

• Establish and maintain development test integration staging and production environments for supporting the System software lifecycle.

• Deliver and maintain all software artifacts including source code IaC CaC binaries and containers on Government-owned software repositories.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or related technical discipline and 1215 years of relevant experience OR Masters degree in a related field and 1013 years of relevant experience.

• At least one of the following foundational qualification pathways consistent with DoD 8140 requirements:

  • Current DoD 8570/8140 baseline certification appropriate for Advanced System Administrator roles (e.g. CASP CCNP Security GCED or equivalent)

  • Offerings listed in the DoD 8140 Training Repository

  • Demonstrated equivalent training and experience qualifying under DoD 8140 foundational qualification alternatives.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering DevOps or related fields.

• Experience designing and implementing enterprise CI/CD pipelines in secure DoD or Federal environments.

• Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform CloudFormation or equivalent.

• Strong knowledge of IaC and configuration as code (CaC) tools and practices.

• Experience managing containerized environments (e.g. Docker Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP).

• Proven experience with CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance.

• Experience integrating automated security scanning compliance validation and continuous monitoring into DevSecOps pipelines.

• Strong understanding of configuration management operations and tools.

• Experience operating within SAFe or large-scale Agile frameworks supporting enterprise systems.

• Experience with software testing tools and automated test pipelines.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance.

• SAFe Agilist (SA) or related SAFe certification.

• Experience supporting DevSecOps across NIPRNet SIPRNet and JWICS environments.

• Experience implementing Zero Trust and automated compliance enforcement in cloud-native environments.

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale data AI/ML or analytics platform deployments.

• Experience with cloud-based data analytics and AI capabilities.

• Familiarity with the platform and its associated tools and services.

• Experience with managing software repositories and delivering software artifacts.

• Experience with DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and container hardening standards.

• Advanced cloud or DevOps certification (e.g. AWS DevOps Engineer Professional Azure DevOps Engineer Expert or equivalent).

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