Senior DevOps Engineer
At a glance
Senior DevOps & Release role at Leidos. Chantilly · full-time · $107,900–$195,050 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and maintain DevOps solutions using AWS, infrastructure-as-code tools, and GitLab CI/CD
- Write scripts in Python or shell and contribute software in at least one programming language
- Run containerized workloads with Docker and orchestration tools such as Nomad or Kubernetes
- Use monitoring and visualization systems to inspect and track infrastructure and applications
What you bring
- At least three years working in a DevOps position
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance
- Hands-on experience with AWS, GitLab CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containers and system monitoring
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone who can work across scripting, software development, cloud delivery and container operations. You must be a U.S. citizen and able to hold a security clearance. An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is preferred.
From the employer
Senior DevOps Engineer
Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics is Leidos Owned Company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos company is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next generation of capabilities.
Minimum Qualifications:
· A U.S. citizen with ability to hold a security clearance
· Three years of experience in a DevOps role
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields
· Expertise in scripting (Python, shell scripting)
· Expertise with Docker and container orchestration (Nomad, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.)
· Proficiency in software development in at least one language (Python preferred)
· Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, et al.)
· Experience delivering solutions on the AWS platform
· Experience with system monitoring, introspection, and visualization technologies (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack, et al.)
· Experience with GitLab CI/CD
Preferred Qualifications:
· Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
· Five or more years of experience in a DevOps role
· Experience working in an Agile Scrum development team
· Experience developing and deploying a Docker-based microservices architecture with Nomad orchestration
· Database administration/development experience (PostgreSQL, Presto, MongoDB, et al.)
· Experience supporting a full-stack solution including RESTful API and Angular-based web user interface
· Linux system administration experience
· Experience with the Twelve-Factor App methodology
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:
August 31, 2026For 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The 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.
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