Principal Software Developer DevOps

Via Logic LLC; United States; Remote; USD 131,300 - 237,350; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Principal Software Developer / DevOps Architect to advance the FAA TFDM platform, focusing on AI-enabled development, GitOps pipelines, and containerized architectures. Lead the design, development, and deployment using OpenShift/Kubernetes and modern DevOps practices within a large federal program.

Remote work is possible; preference for candidates who can work 3 days per week onsite in Gaithersburg, MD; Atlantic City, NJ; or Eagan, MN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Experience with full lifecycle development and 12+ years total; Agile experience.
• Experience with AI-Leveraged Development (Claude Code, multi-agent orchestration, RAG, etc.)
• Public Trust clearance eligibility and US citizenship or permanent resident status.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and implement next-generation application using best practices in AI-enabled DevOps/CI/CD, including GitLab/ArgoCD, Docker, and OpenShift/Kubernetes.
• Provide architectural oversight and mentoring across integration, testing, security, and deployment activities.
• Lead customer integration for enterprise CI/CD architecture and modernize TFDM platform.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to leadership and stakeholders; handle defect investigations across CI/CD, frontend, and backend components.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

DevOps/GitOps

OpenShift/Kubernetes

AI-assisted development

CI/CD tooling

GitLab

ArgoCD

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master/PhD substitution allowed

Tools

GitLab

ArgoCD

Docker

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Job description

Job Description

Leidos is seeking a Principal Software Developer / DevOps Architect to join a high performing team, leading the digital modernization of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) platform. TFDM is a critical FAA NextGen program that improves aircraft surface and terminal operations by enabling more efficient runway and airspace management, helping reduce congestion across the National Airspace System (NAS).

We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills: Software Development (Java/C++/Python), DevOps / GitOps (Gitlab, ArgoCD), Containerization, OpenShift/Kubernetes, AI/AI Assisted Development.

This position can be remote, however preference will be given to those who are local to and can work 3 days a week in one of the following locations: Gaithersburg, MD; Atlantic City, NJ; or Eagan, MN.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and implement next-generation application using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies:
  • AI-Leveraged Development (agentic coding tools like Claude Code, multi-agent orchestration, MCP-based tool integration, RAG, context engineering, AI evals/guardrails)
  • DevOps and CI/CD tooling (GitLab, ArgoCD, Docker, SonarQube)
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation / Terraform, Ansible)
  • Containerization and Platform-as-a-Service (Docker, OpenShift/Kubernetes)
• Use extensive knowledge in multiple development languages, software development and system design best practices, continuous integration, continuous delivery, automation and configuration tools, testing, tool integrations, AI, and communication to modernize TFDM platform.
• Provide hands-on experience developing customer integration for enterprise CI/CD architecture.
• Provide architectural oversight to support the development team’s software development, integration, test automation, security testing, and deployments.
• Provide architectural oversight, hands-on software expertise, and mentoring in these areas: modern application integration, service oriented architectures (SOA), security, business process management/business rules processing, CI/CD pipeline and containerization, reporting, and user experience (UX).
• Investigate and repair application defects regardless of component: CI/CD pipeline, front-end, business logic, middleware or backend.
• Brief executive leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of significant importance to the organization/project using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience.
• All other duties as assigned or directed.

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, engineering, or related technical discipline. Master’s or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience.
• 12+ years of experience with full lifecycle development
• 7+ years of combined experience supporting GitOps/DevOps/DevSecOps
• 7+ years of combined experience of software development (Java, C++, or Python)
• Experience with AI-Leveraged Development (agentic coding tools like Claude Code, multi-agent orchestration, MCP-based tool integration, RAG, context engineering, AI evals/guardrails)
• Experience working in Agile software development environments.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% as needed
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

• Proven expertise in architecting, designing, and implementing solutions adhering to best practices for operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, cost optimization, and sustainability.
• Experience in communicating with and presenting solutions to Executive Management
• Hands-on experience with vetting and implementing new technologies and processes
• Solid experience with PaaS using Red Hat OpenShift (or other Kubernetes platforms), Docker/Podman containers, and Helm
• Experience in architecting and developing DevOps/GitOps solutions at an enterprise level using CI/CD tools such as GitLab, Argo CD, Argo Workflow Argo Rollout, Argo Events, and Git
• Extensive understanding and experience with designing and developing software with Java and at least one additional language such as C++, or Python
• Experience applying AI-assisted software development practices to improve developer productivity, code quality, test automation, and delivery predictability using tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or equivalent AI development platforms.
• Experience migrating legacy applications to containerized solutions on OpenShift / Kubernetes
• Experience architecting and deploying cloud-native applications to a cloud service such as Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience identifying requirements, researching options, designing and implementing solutions at a leadership level
• Experience with monitoring, scalability, application reliability tools
• Excellent communication and written skills

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

• An in-depth knowledge of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) development environment
• Preferred experience with AI spec-driven development.
• Preferred experience in Secrets/Configuration Management/Scripting
• Preferred experience with network engineering and security engineering
• Preferred experience in Service Mesh technologies such as Istio or OpenShift Service Mesh.
• Preferred experience with automated unit testing, TDD, BDD, and associated technologies (Junit, Mockito, Cucumber, Selenium, Sikuli)
• Preferred experience with Kafka, data streaming, and Event Driven Architecture (EDA),
• Preferred experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, CloudFormation / Terraform)
• AWS Cloud certifications.

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Original Posting: July 30, 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: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.