DevSecOps Engineer

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and deliver value to our nation’s warfighters. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

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Leidos’ Defense Systems Land Systems Business Area is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our growing Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) team. This role will report directly to the Senior Product Owner of Software Delivery and will have a large impact on developing relevant solutions for our nation’s warfighters.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

Primary Responsibilities

• Pipeline Development and Maintenance: Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate software development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Containerization and Orchestration: Develop, secure, and manage containerized applications using tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Security Integration: Implement security measures throughout the software lifecycle, including vulnerability scanning, compliance checks, and automated security testing.
• Monitoring and Incident Response: Use monitoring tools to ensure system reliability, troubleshoot issues, and respond to incidents in a timely manner.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development, security, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of DevSecOps practices.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for pipelines, tools, and processes.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on emerging DevSecOps tools and practices and contribute to the improvement of existing workflows.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity or similar with 2-4 years of experience in a relevant field or Masters with less then 2 years of relevant experience. Directly related experience of 5 or more years with relevant certifications such as AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer, etc." may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Fundamental background in software design patterns
• First-hand experience with container orchestration tools Kubernetes and container technologies such as Docker.
• Experience with Agile and DevSecOps concepts and best practices.
• Knowledge of Version Control Systems like Git
• Experience with security tools like Checkmarx, SonarQube, OWASP, etc.
• Fundamental background in software design patterns and programming languages.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-starter who can work independently while possessing communication skills to work effectively with software development teams and customers. 
• Experience with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.).
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline tools like Jenkins, and GitLab.
• Experience with commercial cloud infrastructure deployment environments such as AWS.
• Experience with automated provisioning and configuration tools like Terraform, Cloud Formation, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Must have a strong sense of ownership and drive in digging into complex problems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems, network administration, and networking protocols/functions (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, SMTP, DNS).
• Understanding of Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Familiarity with provisioning and managing resources within IaaS/Cloud infrastructures (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, etc.).
• Experience owning entire projects or processes within a technical area.
• Certifications in DevSecOps, cloud computing, or cybersecurity
• Passion for learning and applying DevSecOps principles to real-world challenges.

Original Posting:

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:

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.