Lead DevSecOps Engineer
Eagan, MNAll locationsEagan, MNAshburn, VAGaithersburg, MD On-site
$120,000–$130,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
Leidos is seeking Lead DevSecOps Platform Engineers to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the development of next-generation flight service and air traffic systems. In this position, you will serve as a Lead DevSecOps Platform Engineer supporting Agile software development teams through the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of secure software delivery platforms and automated development pipelines. You will be responsible for enabling automated build, test, security scanning, deployment, and release processes while integrating security throughout the software development lifecycle. This role is primarily responsible for the software delivery platform, GitLab administration, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and developer enablement. Cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platform administration, and cloud operations are performed in close partnership with the Cloud Systems Owner team. Working closely with software engineers, Cloud Systems Owners, systems engineers, cybersecurity personnel, Product Owners, and solution architects, you will help ensure software can be developed, validated, and deployed rapidly while meeting the operational, security, and compliance requirements of mission-critical FAA applications. This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust investigation.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field with 4–8 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 2–6 years of experience.
- Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines supporting enterprise software development.
- Experience developing and administering GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab Runners, pipeline templates, variables, artifacts, deployment workflows, and pipeline optimization.
- Experience administering GitLab repositories, merge requests, branching strategies, repository permissions, and source code management workflows.
- Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
- Experience deploying containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes) using Helm or comparable tools.
- Experience developing automation using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages.
- Familiarity with Linux administration and command-line tools.
- Experience with AWS cloud services supporting modern application deployments.
- Knowledge of software supply chain security, secrets management, dependency management, and secure software development practices.
- Experience integrating automated testing and security scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.