DevOps Engineers - Poly required

Leidos LLC; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is actively seeking experienced DevOps Engineers to advance a Kubernetes-native platform that orchestrates and deploys workloads across its cluster. You will work on backend architecture with cloud-native tooling, focusing on Go, TypeScript, and Python.

The role demands collaboration across teams to ensure reliability, observability, and seamless system integration, while maintaining rigorous documentation and development standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Level 0 - Bachelors and 2-7 years of experience
• Level 1 - Bachelors and 7-14 years of experience
• Level 2 - Bachelors and 14-20 years of experience
• Level 3 - Bachelors and 20 or more years of experience
• Expertise in infrastructure provisioning, Ansible CM, and cloud-native ecosystems.
• Proficiency with at least one of the following languages Go (Golang), TypeScript, or Python,
• Strong experience with Kubernetes
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows.
• Exceptional debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and advance a Kubernetes-native workload orchestration application.
• Develop and maintain containerized microservices.
• Support infrastructure provisioning and automation via Ansible and IaC tools.
• Implement cloud-native components leveraging Go, TypeScript, and Python.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure operational excellence and system integration.
• Improve platform observability and event-driven system performance.
• Maintain robust documentation and enforce internal development standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

TypeScript

Python

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Git workflows

Cloud-native architectures

Observability tooling

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Kafka

NiFi

MetalLB

MinIO

Prometheus

Grafana

Rancher Suite

Terraform

Cloud-init

Ansible

Jira

Bamboo

Fisheye

Job description

Leidos has numerous opportunities for DevOps Engineers within our Intelligence Sector's, Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management.

Leidos is seeking highly experienced DevOps Engineers to support the development and evolution of a Kubernetes-native platform used to orchestrate and deploy workloads within its own cluster. This role combines backend architecture, and cloud-native technologies, requiring deep technical expertise and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own and advance a Kubernetes-native workload orchestration application.
• Develop and maintain containerized microservices.
• Support infrastructure provisioning and automation via Ansible and IaC tools.
• Implement cloud-native components leveraging Go, TypeScript, and Python.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure operational excellence and system integration.
• Improve platform observability and event-driven system performance.
• Maintain robust documentation and enforce internal development standards.

Basic Qualifications

• This posting is for multiple opportunities ranging in years of experience.
• Level of opportunity, including compensation, will be matched to a candidate’s experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Level 0 - Bachelors and 2-7 years of experience
• Level 1 - Bachelors and 7-14 years of experience
• Level 2 - Bachelors and 14-20 years of experience
• Level 3 - Bachelors and 20 or more years of experience
• Expertise in infrastructure provisioning, Ansible CM, and cloud-native ecosystems.
• Proficiency with at least one of the following languages Go (Golang), TypeScript, or Python,
• Strong experience with Kubernetes
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows.
• Exceptional debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Clearance Required

• Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bamboo, Fisheye) and Agile/CI workflows.
• Familiarity with Kafka and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with Linux/UNIX administration and SIGINT dataflows.
• Hands‑on experience with Kafka, NiFi, MetalLB, MinIO in production.
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and Rancher Suite (Harvester, Longhorn, KubeVirt).
• Infrastructure automation using cloud-init or Terraform.

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: May 1, 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 Range: Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00. 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.

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 $17.2billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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

More details are available here.

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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.