Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud, CI/CD & Security

Leidos Inc; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 154,050 - 278,475; Full time

Job summary

Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos-owned company, seeks an experienced engineer to support the development lifecycle, design platform deployments, and build secure release pipelines. You will automate deployments, use Puppet/Ansible, and contribute to web service infrastructure while driving process improvements.

The role requires Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph and 12+ years of related experience. As part of Leidos, you will operate in a high-security environment with AWS/PaaS experience and a strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering or Computer Science with extensive relevant experience (12+ years).
• Proficient with Git and version control practices.
• Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL) and Windows system administration.
• Experience integrating Jenkins/Bamboo, Docker, and Kubernetes for automated deployment (preferred).
• Experience with caching (Memcache, Redis, etc.), MySQL, Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with security practices, networking, PCI compliance.
• 5+ years in Agile environments and 5+ years AWS cloud or virtualized servers in PaaS.
• Programming in Ruby, C/C++, Go, Python, or Java; OOP understanding.
• Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support the development lifecycle including platform design, deployment, and debugging.
• Build and maintain a release pipeline for fast, secure production delivery.
• Automate deployments across environments using scripts and toolkits.
• Configure sites/applications via Puppet/Ansible and maintain Confluence/Jira.
• Assist in designing/maintaining web service infrastructure and deployments.
• Identify and implement process improvements through automation and streamlining.

Job description

Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos-owned company, seeks an experienced engineer to support the development lifecycle, design platform deployments, and build secure release pipelines. You will automate deployments, use Puppet/Ansible, and contribute to web service infrastructure while driving process improvements.

The role requires Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph and 12+ years of related experience. As part of Leidos, you will operate in a high-security environment with AWS/PaaS experience and a strong