DevOps Engineer

Leidos

$69K — $125K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) with 2+ years in a related field or a Master's degree.
  • US Citizen eligible for TS/SCI security clearance within 365 days.
  • Hands-on experience in DevOps or related technical roles, specifically in infrastructure automation.
  • Strong knowledge of DevSecOps principles and software delivery lifecycle.
  • Familiarity with PowerShell scripting and system administration on Windows and Linux.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
  • Proficient in Git workflows and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Promote best practices in infrastructure automation and deployment workflows.
  • Contribute to initiatives that enhance team efficiency and service quality.
  • Drive standardization of DevSecOps tools and practices across projects.
  • Collaborate with teams in engineering and security to align technical needs.
  • Support delivery teams by resolving blockers and ensuring timely operations.

Benefits

  • Ability to work remotely, with preference for candidates near Newport News, VA.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in the defense sector.
  • Engagement in a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
The Defense Sector at Leidos is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support an agile development team building .Net applications primarily for on-premise environments. The role focuses on supporting existing infrastructure and helping design and build future infrastructure needs.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience designing CI/CD pipelines, managing infrastructure, and partnering closely with software engineers in fast-paced, iterative development environments.

This position does have the ability to work remote, but the ideal candidate will be located near Newport News, VA with the ability to be on site if needed.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Promote best practices for infrastructure automation, platform reliability, deployment workflows, and environment management.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives that increase team efficiency, service quality, and scalability.
  • Drive consistency in DevSecOps practices, tooling, standards, and operational support models across projects.
  • Partner with engineering, architecture, security, and program leadership to align DevSecOps capabilities with business and technical needs.
  • Support delivery teams by removing blockers, resolving escalations, and ensuring timely execution of DevOps-related work.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of experience or a Master's degree. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • US Citizen with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance within 365 days.
  • Experience in DevOps, platform engineering, systems engineering, or related technical roles.
  • Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, infrastructure automation, and software delivery lifecycle practices.
  • PowerShell scripting experience.
  • Knowledge of Windows and Linux system administration.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools for build, test, deployment, and release automation.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to translate technical constraints and opportunities into actionable plans for leadership and project teams.
  • Experience with Git-based source control workflows and branching strategies.
  • Experience with vulnerability management, compliance checks and security scanning.
  • Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments using Jira, Confluence or similar collaboration tools.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • US Citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance.
  • Technical background in infrastructure as code, configuration management, and platform automation.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Docker, Jenkins, Bitbucket, MSBuild, Docker Swarm, Puppet or similar.
  • Knowledge of observability, monitoring, logging, and site reliability concepts.
  • Exposure to virtualization technologies such as Hyper-V.
  • Familiar with Active Directory.


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Original Posting:
June 2, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

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