Platform Engineering Team Lead — Cloud, CI/CD & IDP

Leidos

San Antonio (TX)

On-site

USD 131,000 - 237,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Platform Engineering Team Lead to guide a team delivering enterprise software platforms for the USAF Defensive Cyber Systems Program at Joint Base San Antonio. You will establish roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate across development, operations, security and architecture to ensure scalable, secure cloud-native solutions and effective DevSecOps practices.

You will design and maintain IaC and CI/CD pipelines, drive automation, observability, and compliance while

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
8+ years in DevOps/Platform/Cloud engineering roles.
3+ years leading technical teams or initiatives.
Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated delivery processes.
Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker or container orchestration.
Experience with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and automated security practices.
Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions.
Strong problem-solving, communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of platform engineers delivering enterprise software.
Establish platform roadmaps, standards, and best practices.
Coordinate initiatives across development, operations, security, and architecture teams.
Drive automation, reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native platforms using AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and containers.
Develop reusable platform services and self-service capabilities for application teams.
Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.
Lead CI/CD pipeline implementation and governance.
Establish automated build, test, security scanning, compliance, and deployment processes.
Implement GitOps practices and deployment automation strategies.
Integrate security controls into delivery pipelines.
Maintain observability and incident response capabilities.
Monitor platform health and performance; support production operations.
Ensure compliance with security/regulatory requirements and RMF.
Document standards and operational procedures.