DevSecOps Engineer: Secure CI/CD for Mission Systems

Leidos LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos Defense seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to design, build, and secure CI/CD and deployment infrastructure for modern C++ applications. You will automate pipelines, integrate SAST/DAST, and enforce cybersecurity standards across Linux environments.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in DevSecOps, strong scripting, containerization, and IaC experience, plus US citizenship for DoD clearance. Join a team delivering mission-critical systems across domains.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in DevSecOps, DevOps, or Software Engineering focusing on automation of infrastructure and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines for modern C++ applications.
• Integrate automated security tools (SAST/DAST, scanning) into the development lifecycle.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using IaC (Ansible, Terraform).
• Collaborate with engineers to optimize build times, scalability, and reliability.
• Support software deployment in various testing environments including HWIL.
• Enforce cybersecurity hardening (DISA STIGs) across Linux environments.
• Troubleshoot pipeline bottlenecks and failures to maintain velocity.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Shell scripting

Python scripting

Infrastructure automation

Security testing automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Docker/Podman

Ansible

Terraform

SAST/DAST tools (e.g., SonarQube)

Job description

Leidos Defense seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to design, build, and secure CI/CD and deployment infrastructure for modern C++ applications. You will automate pipelines, integrate SAST/DAST, and enforce cybersecurity standards across Linux environments.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in DevSecOps, strong scripting, containerization, and IaC experience, plus US citizenship for DoD clearance. Join a team delivering mission-critical systems across domains.