Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer

$101,400 - $183,300/Yr

Leidos - Blacksburg, VA

Full-time - Senior

Blacksburg, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Kubernetes DevOps Engineer at Leidos will play a crucial role in supporting the Enterprise IT Operations Center in Blacksburg, Virginia. This position involves working with a cross-functional team to enhance application containerization, manage CI/CD pipelines, and develop infrastructure as code. The engineer will be responsible for both internal and customer-facing projects, focusing on cloud migrations and automation development while fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Train independently and with the team to understand 1901 cloud CI/CD designs and processes.
• Participate in Agile sprints and daily scrum meetings.
• Assist in designing and implementing cloud development pipelines and operational documentation.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements for customer environments.
• Collaborate with teams to understand Infrastructure as Code (IaC) requirements for projects.
• Develop IaC and automation capabilities for customer environments.
• Design and implement cloud-based deployment solutions for enterprise applications.
• Troubleshoot and improve existing container orchestration environments, primarily OpenShift.
• Assist in implementing and improving pipeline processes including dev/test/prod builds/releases.
• Support git process flows, gitops, and continuous improvement of the git approach.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience or Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.
• Proficiency in container technologies such as Docker.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration tools.
• Experience with AWS/Azure native architectures and cloud services.
• Proficient in Python or equivalent programming language.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Tekton).
• Strong background in Linux system administration, especially RHEL.
• Commitment to best practices in development and operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
• Capability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical initiatives.

Nice-to-haves

• Relevant certifications such as Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration or RHCE.
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift setup, configuration, and administration.
• Kubernetes Certifications (CKA, CKAD).
• DoD secret clearance.
• 8570 Level II Security+ CE certification.