Senior Cloud-Native Platform Engineer

Leidos; Maryland; On-site; USD 154,050 - 278,475; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with 6% company match

Flexible Schedules

Education and Training Support

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Maryland to design and enhance cloud-native applications. This critical role requires experience in orchestration and Kubernetes, along with a strong systems-level mindset. Candidates must have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and over 20 years of experience. The position includes mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical standards, all within a high-impact environment focused on national security. Generous salary range of $154K-$278K offered.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of related experience.
• Deep experience with distributed application orchestration in cloud-native environments.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable workflows for deploying Kubernetes-native applications.
• Lead development of reusable Helm charts and deployment strategies.
• Mentor junior engineers and conduct code reviews.

Skills

Go or Python

Kubernetes

Event-driven systems

Infrastructure automation tools

System-level design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

A leading technology company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Maryland to design and enhance cloud-native applications. This critical role requires experience in orchestration and Kubernetes, along with a strong systems-level mindset. Candidates must have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and over 20 years of experience. The position includes mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical standards, all within a high-impact environment focused on national security. Generous salary range of $154K-$278K offered.