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At Leidos, innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Powered by a team as diverse as it is talented, we're driven by a shared passion for delivering bold solutions that fuel our customers' success. We believe in empowering our people, giving back to our communities, and leading with sustainability. Every action we take is grounded in integrity and a steadfast commitment to doing what’s right—for our customers, our teams, and the world around us. Our Mission, Vision, and Values aren't just words—they're the compass guiding our journey toward a brighter future.

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The National Security Sector technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities for defense and intel customers in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics.

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The National Security Sector at Leidos is seeking a highly motivated IT Subject Matter Expert to provide the gov’t customer with IT expertise within its Homeland and Force Protection Business Area. The candidate will support our Agile DevSecOps contract and be responsible for understanding customer needs to create new business and efficiently and effectively executing technical programs. The ideal candidate will possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills, operate independently with limited supervision and feedback, be a strong team player, and can establish solid working relationships with technical staff and peers within the division, as well as our external Government customers.

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Primary Responsibilities:

• Support collaborative system delivery through configuration management, automated building, automated testing, automated deployment, and automated monitoring and notification.

• Create and maintain code comments or inline documentation where necessary to improve the readability of the code.

• Support government personnel in the creation, modification, and documentation of all enhancement efforts, including system design documents, standard operating procedures, operations and maintenance manuals/procedures, software development plans, and related documentation.

• Deliver solutions using repeatable infrastructure as code (IaC), controlled by configuration management; promoting higher quality systems that can operate in heterogeneous processing environments.

• Use a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline for automated software deployments to demonstrate software efficiencies, automated testing, change management process, and security compliance.

• Develop, maintain, and improve software systems using cloud-native development approaches, utilizing the backend and frontend technologies

• Design, develop, deliver, and maintain software systems that conform to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220).

• Utilize and have experience with Agile project management software such as Jira and Confluence to enable teams to dynamically plan, track, document, and manage workflows and system reference material.

• Perform user interface, user experience, and front-end design while expediting the requirements and customer approval process by high fidelity mockups.

Clearance Required:

• Current Secret.

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Twelve or more (12+) years of relevant IT support

• At least 5 years of experience managing IT projects and programs

• Proven experience applying DevOps concepts

• Strong technical aptitude with excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience monitoring program priorities, procedures, objectives, and resource allocation

• Demonstrated ability to manage teams and ensure timely completion of goals

• Skilled in identifying and mitigating risks to program success

• Experience leading teams using agile methodologies

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related IT field preferred (additional experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree)

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Advance degree in equivalent IT related field preferred.

• Experience with SAFe and ITIL.

• Top Secret Clearance.

• Experience in communications, cloud migration, and DevSecOps; hardware/software fabrication; Cloud, platform system integration; and/or test and evaluation.

Original Posting:

May 9, 2025

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 $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

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.