Junior DevOps Engineer

Leidos; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos-owned company, seeks a Junior DevOps Engineer in Maryland to support dev/prod environments, assist with CI/CD pipelines, and monitor systems. You will work with developers to improve deployment reliability in a fast-paced, mission-driven setting.

Requirements include TS/SCI clearance, 1–3 years in DevOps or related fields, Linux administration, Docker, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform/Ansible, and familiarity with Grafana/Prometheus/ELK in an Agile team context.

Qualifications

• US citizenship with TS/SCI clearance required.
• 1–3 years of experience in DevOps, systems engineering, or infrastructure support.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• Familiarity with Linux system administration.
• Experience with Docker or containerized applications.
• Basic experience with GitLab CI/CD.
• Exposure to Terraform or Ansible.
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).
• Experience troubleshooting deployment or environment issues.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and system troubleshooting.
• Ability to work within an Agile Scrum team.
• Self-starter requiring moderate supervision.
• Intelligent, proactive, and driven to achieve results.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment and maintenance of development and production environments.
• Assist with CI/CD pipeline implementation and troubleshooting.
• Monitor system health, logging, and alerting platforms.
• Support container orchestration and infrastructure automation efforts.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment-related issues.
• Assist with onboarding users and environment access requests.
• Document operational procedures and deployment processes.
• Work closely with software developers to improve deployment reliability.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Linux administration

Docker

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Monitoring tools

Networking fundamentals

Agile Scrum

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Description

Junior 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 Requirements:

• US Citizenship with TS/SCI and Counter-Intelligence Polygraph clearance
• 1-3 years of experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Support
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
• Familiarity with Linux system administration
• Experience with Docker or containerized applications
• Basic experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD
• Exposure to infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform or Ansible
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, etc.)
• Experience troubleshooting deployment or environment issues
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and system troubleshooting
• Ability to work within an Agile Scrum team
• Self-starter requiring moderate supervision
• Intelligent, proactive, and driven to achieve results

Specific Duties:

• Support deployment and maintenance of development and production environments
• Assist with CI/CD pipeline implementation and troubleshooting
• Monitor system health, logging, and alerting platforms
• Support container orchestration and infrastructure automation efforts
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment-related issues
• Assist with onboarding users and environment access requests
• Document operational procedures and deployment processes
• Work closely with software developers to improve deployment reliability

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, 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About 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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.