Senior DevOps Engineer - SaaS Integration

Leidos Inc; Adelphi (MD); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer - SaaS Integration to lead the onboarding, integration, deployment, and sustainment of mission-critical SaaS platforms for CSSP. This hands-on technical leadership role spans CI/CD, IaC, and automated deployment across Linux, cloud, and security domains.

You will collaborate with cloud, cybersecurity, and operations teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions within a DoD context and manage change management, upgrades, and runbooks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Hands-on DevOps, platform, cloud engineering, or enterprise SaaS integration experience.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, infrastructure automation, and configuration management solutions.
• Experience with containers, APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and automated deployment tools.
• Strong Linux administration, DNS, TLS/SSL certificates, proxies, and application connectivity.
• Experience integrating SaaS or third-party applications with enterprise identity management, logging, cloud, and security services.
• Experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues across applications, OS, networks, and cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and coordinate across engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and runbooks.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding, integration, deployment, and sustainment of SaaS platforms and Tier 3 applications for CSSP.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, IaC, configuration management, and automated deployment workflows.
• Develop scalable DevOps solutions to streamline application integration and improve reliability.
• Integrate SaaS apps with enterprise authentication, APIs, logging, certificates, networking, and security tools.
• Troubleshoot production issues across Linux, cloud, applications, networking, and security environments.
• Serve as technical escalation point for SaaS integration and deployment challenges.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, code reviews, and task prioritization for DevOps activities.
• Create reusable automation scripts, deployment templates, runbooks, and documentation.
• Collaborate with cloud, cybersecurity, and operations teams to ensure secure service delivery.
• Support change management, system upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

DevOps experience

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Linux administration

SaaS integration

Cloud environments (AWS/Azure)

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Bash

Jenkins

GitLab

GitHub

Bitbucket

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer - SaaS Integration to lead the integration, automation, deployment, and sustainment of mission‑critical applications supporting the U.S. Army C5ISR Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP).

In this hands-on technical leadership role, you will engineer secure, scalable solutions that streamline SaaS onboarding, improve deployment efficiency, and strengthen enterprise cybersecurity operations. You will work across cloud, application, networking, and security teams to automate workflows, resolve complex technical challenges, and deliver reliable services in a dynamic DoD environment.

This is an opportunity to combine your DevOps engineering expertise, cloud integration experience, and technical leadership skills while directly supporting national security missions.

Location: Hybrid - Adelphi, MD (3 days onsite)

Clearance: U.S. citizenship with an active Secret clearance and eligible to obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the technical onboarding, integration, deployment, and sustainment of SaaS platforms and Tier 3 (T3) applications supporting the CSSP.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), configuration management, and automated deployment workflows.
• Develop scalable DevOps solutions that streamline application integration, improve reliability, and reduce manual processes.
• Integrate SaaS applications with enterprise authentication, APIs, logging, certificates, networking, and cybersecurity tools.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across Linux, cloud infrastructure, applications, networking, and security environments.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for SaaS integration, deployment, and operational challenges.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership, engineering guidance, code reviews, and task prioritization for DevOps activities.
• Develop reusable automation scripts, deployment templates, runbooks, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cloud, cybersecurity, application, and operations teams to ensure secure, reliable service delivery.
• Support change management, operational readiness, system upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Hands‑on experience in DevOps engineering, platform engineering, cloud engineering, or enterprise SaaS integration.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, Git‑based workflows, infrastructure automation, and configuration management solutions.
• Experience with containers, APIs, infrastructure‑as‑code, and automated deployment tools.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills, including DNS, networking, TLS/SSL certificates, proxies, and application connectivity.
• Experience integrating SaaS or third‑party applications with enterprise identity management, logging, cloud, and security services.
• Experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues across applications, operating systems, networks, and cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, collaborate across engineering teams, and deliver solutions in production environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing technical documentation, implementation plans, and operational runbooks.
• Must meet applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements at start and obtain required CSSP and Computing Environment certifications within 90 days of employment, as applicable to the assigned work role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) operations, enterprise cybersecurity programs, or other regulated environments.
• Hands‑on experience with DevOps and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, Bash, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud‑native deployment technologies.
• Experience integrating Elastic Stack, Kafka, ServiceNow, cloud‑native logging, or endpoint security platforms.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools, including Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF), Authority to Operate (ATO), DISA STIGs/SRGs, and DoD 8140 requirements.
• Previous experience serving as a technical lead, mentoring engineers, or coordinating complex DevOps initiatives.

Work Location / Telework

• Adelphi, Maryland is the preferred work location, with an expectation of onsite presence at least three days per week.
• Remote work may be considered for highly qualified candidates based on technical expertise, experience, and program requirements.

Security Clearance

• Active Secret clearance required to start.
• TS/SCI clearance required for the position, subject to program access and eligibility requirements.

Pay Range

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.

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

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

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.