Devsecops Lead

Leidos

Washington, DC, United States
Base: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00; bonus/equity: not...
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Ci/cd pipeline design and maintenance
Kubernetes and docker orchestration
Infrastructure-as-code with terraform
** Leidos is seeking a DevSecOps Lead to enhance platform engineering, site reliability, and application security for federal government customers. This role requires significant experience in DevOps practices, team leadership, and a strong emphasis on security and reliability within large-scale software development. **

Job Summary

  • This role leads a multidisciplinary team to optimize cloud and on-premise platforms while securing development pipelines for federal government customers.
  • The position requires driving operational excellence by implementing SRE principles, including release management, observability, and fault tolerance across enterprise systems.
  • Candidates must possess strong technical knowledge of container orchestration and Infrastructure-as-Code to maintain highly reliable and performant systems at scale.

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** Leidos is seeking a DevSecOps Lead to enhance platform engineering, site reliability, and application security for federal government customers. This role requires significant experience in DevOps practices, team leadership, and a strong emphasis on security and reliability within large-scale software development. **

Salary

Base: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance
  • Kubernetes and Docker orchestration
  • Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform
  • SRE principles and incident management
  • Federal compliance standards (FedRAMP/NIST)
  • Cloud-native operations on AWS or Azure

Nice-to-have

  • Mentoring multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Agile collaborative work environment
  • Developer self-service platform creation
  • Emerging tool evaluation for productivity
  • Continuous improvement culture drive

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 12+ years progressive experience in DevOps or platform engineering
  • 3+ years technical team leadership or management experience
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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