DevSec/Ops Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer in the National Capital Region (Rockville, MD and/or Alexandria, VA) to join a cross-functional team tackling enterprise-scale AI, data, and mission platform capabilities. You will help secure CI/CD pipelines, automate compliance, protect software supply chains, and harden deployment security in cloud, edge, and classified environments.

You will collaborate with analysts, engineers, and developers to deliver production-ready algorithms and platforms while

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience with 8+ years in software development, system engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of experience with Master’s degree.
• Experience in software engineering, data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, developing analytics and AI/ML solutions and demonstrating progressive technical development and outcomes.
• (4+ years with a Master’s).
• Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of secure CI/CD implementation, compliance automation, software supply chain integrity, and deployment security.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to solve complex challenges and deliver innovative, production-ready algorithms and platforms.
• Contribute to the integration of software development, AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and observability in a fast-paced, engineering-centric environment.

Skills

CI/CD automation

Container security

Security scanning

SBOM generation

Automated compliance pipelines

Kubernetes hardening

GitLab CI/CD

Trivy

Grype

Semgrep

Cosign

OpenSCAP

ArgoCD

Kubernetes

Education

BS in Engineering/Computer Science/Systems Engineering or related field

MS in related field (preferred)

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Trivy

Grype

Semgrep

Cosign

OpenSCAP

Azure

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Job description

Are you ready to thrive? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path. Join Leidos’ all-star team supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Enterprise Digital Modernization Accelerator initiative. This program is at the forefront of deploying enterprise-scale AI, data, and mission platform capabilities across cloud, edge, and classified environments. We are looking for creative, driven, and mission-focused professionals ready to take their career to the next level. As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will: Support the development of secure CI/CD implementation, compliance automation, software supply chain integrity, and deployment security. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to solve complex challenges and deliver innovative, production-ready algorithms and platforms. Contribute to the integration of software development, AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and observability in a fast-paced, engineering-centric environment. Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including remote and on-site work in the National Capital Region (Rockville, MD and/or Alexandria, VA).

What You Bring:

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience with 8+ years in software development, system engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of experience with Master’s degree.
• Relevant /additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Experience in software engineering, data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, developing analytics and AI/ML solutions and demonstrating progressive technical development and outcomes.
• (4+ years with a Master’s).
• Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution Track record of creative problem solving, active learning, and mission-focused outcomes.
• Experience with the following:
  • CI/CD automation
  • Container security
  • Security scanning
  • SBOM generation
  • Automated compliance pipelines
  • Kubernetes hardening

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting military or intelligence community customers.
• Familiarity with Azure/C2S, hardware platforms (CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs), and advanced analytical methodologies (social network analysis, supply chain analysis, NLP, classification algorithms, image processing).
• Familiarity using git, svn, JIRA, or other version control technologies
• Familiarity with the following technologies:
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Trivy
  • Grype
  • Semgrep
  • Cosign
  • OpenSCAP
  • Azure TS network ATO package
  • Kubernetes
  • ArgoCD
  • OpenShify
  • #ASBA
  • #NMEC-Leidos

Other Information

Original Posting: June 25, 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: $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.

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.

Pay and Benefits

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. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

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.