Mid-Level DevSecOps Engineer

Leidos Intelligence Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber logistics security operations and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our teams focus is to ensure our customers have the right tools technologies and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets.

The Geospatial Analyst Solutions Directorate part of the National Solutions Business Area is currently seeking a Mid-Level DevSecOps Engineer on the Maru Program. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the integration of security into all stages of the software development lifecycle ensuring mission-critical systems are secure scalable and rapidly deployable. This position supports our customer mission to provide timely relevant and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security.

We are seeking a skilledDevSecOpsEngineer to support the design implementation and maintenance of secure development and deployment pipelines. This role focuses on integrating security best practices into CI/CD workflows supporting containerized environments andmaintainingcloud infrastructure within classified and unclassified environments.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with CI/CD automation container orchestration and cloud infrastructure along with a strong understanding of secure deployment practices. This individual will collaborate closely with software engineers security teams and system administrators to ensure secure and reliable system delivery.

Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.

Primary Responsibilities:

• CI/CD Pipelines:Design implement andmaintainsecure CI/CD pipelines supporting microservices and container-based deployments.
• Containerization & Orchestration:Support containerized environments using Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):Manage andmonitorinfrastructure using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Cloud Infrastructure:Support secure provisioning configuration and monitoring of cloud environments (e.g. AWS Azure).
• Shift-Left Security:Integrate security tools and best practices into development workflows including static and dynamic code analysis.
• Environment Hardening:Collaborate with engineering and security teams to harden environments and secure cloud-native architectures.
• Troubleshooting & Support:Diagnose and resolve issues related to builds deployments and system performance.
• Compliance Support:Conduct vulnerability assessments andassistin compliance activities aligned with RMF STIGs or related security frameworks.
• Documentation & Process Improvement:Document configurations and contribute to continuous improvement ofDevSecOpsprocesses and tooling.

Basic Qualifications:

• US citizenship is required per contract.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related discipline with 48 years of relevant experience; orMastersdegree with 26 years of relevant experience.
• CI/CD Tools:Hands-on experience with tools such as Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions or similar platforms.
• Scripting & Automation:Proficiencyin scripting languages such as Python Bash or PowerShell.
• Infrastructure as Code:Experience using Terraform CloudFormation or similar tools.
• Cloud Platforms:Experience working within AWS Azure or similar cloud environments.
• AWS CDK: Hands-on experience deploying and managing AWS infrastructure using CDK.
• Containerization:Experience with Docker.
• GitLab CI/CD: Build maintain and troubleshoot automated GitLab pipelines.
• Integration: Experience integrating CDK GitLab Docker and ECS for automated deployments.
• AWS ECS: Deploy manage and troubleshoot containerized applications using ECS.
• Orchestration:Experience with Kubernetes OpenShift or similar platforms.
• Secure Engineering Practices:Working knowledge of secure coding practices vulnerability management and code scanning tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture principles.
• Industry certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer CKA Security or GIAC certifications.

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