DevOps Engineer

$81,250 - $146,875/Yr

Leidos - Omaha, NE

Full-time

Remote - Omaha, NE

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The DevOps Engineer position at Leidos involves guiding the definition, implementation, and delivery of programs aimed at modernizing software systems. The role requires expertise in infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and software deployment throughout the software development lifecycle, with opportunities to support multiple contracts and enhance professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Leverage open-source and in-house tools to manage infrastructure via code, designing reusable infrastructure components for scalable, highly-available, secure architectures for container-based and non-container-based applications.
• Provide input and expertise to senior engineers to maintain alignments with best practices and recommend system improvements while overseeing the automated deployment, roll-back, and monitoring of applications into software development, test, and production environments.
• Mentor fellow DevOps engineers as needed.
• Develop automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker/Podman, and Ansible.
• Ensure congruence of the various infrastructure, software, configurations, and interfaces maintained under configuration control.
• Work with an Agile team, attending daily scrums and communicating frequently with teammates to ensure successful completion of project objectives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.
• Proactively identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field.
• 4-8 years of experience performing DevOps activities in a professional capacity, with additional experience considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Knowledge and understanding of DevOps trends and technologies.
• Working knowledge of Git and experience with development workflows in GitLab, Bitbucket, or an equivalent tool.
• Experience designing, building, and deploying DevOps pipelines with GitLab, Jenkins, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with Kubernetes application deployment/management tools such as Helm or Kustomize.
• Experience with automated provisioning and configuration tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems, network administration, and networking protocols/functions (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, SMTP, DNS).
• Excellent problem-solving and analysis skills, including the ability to logically create structure and order from unstructured inputs.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience developing and deploying software in a DoD environment, including DISA experience.
• Experience with GitOps concepts and related tools, such as Argo CD.
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying software in a cloud environment (AWS is a plus).
• Master's degree in Computer Science or similar field.
• Top-Secret clearance.
• Kubernetes certification such as CKA or CKAD.
• Professional cybersecurity certification such as Security+, or similar.
• ITIL v3 Foundations Certification.
• Experience with USSTRATCOM ISPAN domain.