DevOps Engineer SME
Company: Leidos
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Leidos is looking for a DevOps Engineer on a 200 FTE technical
development program responsible for delivering modern Identity
Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions. As a DevOps Engineer
on this program, you will have the opportunity to build strong
systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities to support a
complex program. Based in DevOps framework, you will participate in
and/or direct major deliverables throughout all aspects of the
software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation,
architecture and design, coding and unit testing. This role
requires supporting an on-call rotation to ensure mission critical
services remain operational 24/7/365. Rotation is typically to be
on-call 1 full calendar week every 2 months. Required Quals •
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Requires a Master's degree and 15
years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience in lieu
of degree. Experience with PostGres, Oracle and MySQL • Expert in
Linux operating system usage • Expert in using DevOps tools such as
Jenkins, GitHub, and Rundeck • Expert in the software development
lifecycle, with experience delivering within DevOps
toolsets/practices • Direct experience utilizing software testing
performance tools, such as J-unit • Experience working in an Agile
development environment and tempo • Experience scripting and using
AWS services including Cloudformation, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, etc •
Experience with containerization (Docker, EKS, ECS, etc.) •
Experience with Nexus administration • Experience establishing and
maintaining CI/CD pipelines • Excellent communication skills
(written and verbal) • Well versed with using version control
systems • Well versed with using issue/problem tracking systems •
Experience with JIRA, Confluence and Agile development methods •
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and
Kubernetes, including container orchestration, deployment, and
scaling in a production environment • Proficiency in building,
managing, and optimizing containerized applications using CI/CD
pipelines, along with knowledge of container registries and
security best practices Desired Quals • Experience with Elastic
tools • Experience working in the Sponsor’s cloud environments •
Experience with Nexus administration and maintenance • Experience
with Sponsor’s release management tools and processes • AWS
certification • Container-related certification • Certified
Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification,
demonstrating expertise in designing, building and running
applications on Kubernetes FIP If you're looking for comfort, keep
scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status
quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers.
We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.
Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving
faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: February 17, 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 $154,050.00 - $278,475.00 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.
Keywords: Leidos, Franconia , DevOps Engineer SME, IT / Software / Systems , Chantilly, Virginia
