DevOps Engineer

Leidos LLC; College Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos seeks a skilled DevOps Engineer for Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos-owned company. You will join a team building secure, scalable deployments across Linux and Windows environments, with emphasis on automation and cloud native practices.

You will design release pipelines, implement automated deployments, and improve processes using Puppet, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes. Strong scripting and security focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Masters in Engineering or Computer Science with 5+ years DevOps experience
• Fluent with Git and version control best practices (branching/merging)
• Experience with Linux (RHEL/CentOS) and Windows admin, cloud/virtualized servers

Responsibilities

• Support the development lifecycle from design to deployment and debugging
• Build and maintain a release pipeline for fast, secure production delivery
• Automate deployments across environments using scripting and toolkits
• Configure sites/applications with Puppet/Ansible; maintain Confluence/Jira
• Assist in designing/maintaining web service infrastructure and deployments
• Identify/process improvements through automation and streamlining

Skills

Git & version control

Linux administration

Jenkins/Bamboo

Docker & Kubernetes

AWS cloud

Security best practices

Programming languages

Caching technologies

MySQL & Elasticsearch

Agile development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Confluence

Jira

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Support the development lifecycle, including platform design, deployment, and debugging.
• Build and maintain a release pipeline for fast, secure delivery to production.
• Automate deployments across environments using scripting languages and toolkits.
• Configure sites/applications via tools like Puppet and Ansible, and maintain Confluence/Jira software.
• Assist in designing/maintaining web service infrastructure and deployments.
• Identify and implement process improvements through automation and streamlining.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Masters Degree in Engineering (e.g., Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace) or Computer Science and 8 years technical experience, with a minimum of 5 years of DevOps experience Fluent with Git and version control best practices, including branching and merging strategies.
• Strong knowledge of Linux environments (RHEL 6/7/8, RHCSA/RHCE, CentOS) and Windows system administration.
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment (preferred).
• Expertise with caching technologies (e.g., Memcache, Active MQ, Redis, APC), MySQL (Clusters, Replication, Tuning), and Elasticsearch (Kibana a plus).
• Familiarity with security practices, networking protocols, firewalls, and PCI compliance.
• Experience with Agile development environments and managing AWS cloud or virtualized servers in PaaS environments.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Ruby, C/C++, Go, Python, or Java) and understanding of object-oriented programming.

Clearance Requirement

Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Original Posting: July 22, 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 and Benefits

Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00 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.

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

More details are available here.

Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.