Senior DevSecOps Platform Engineer — GitLab & Kubernetes

Leidos; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Senior DevSecOps Platform Engineer to lead design, implementation, and evolution of secure software delivery platforms supporting multiple Agile teams. Cloud-based CI/CD, Kubernetes, and GitLab expertise will enable rapid, compliant delivery of mission-critical FAA applications.

You will mentor engineers, define standards, collaborate with Cloud Systems Owners and cybersecurity, and drive automation to improve build, test, and deployment quality across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field with 8-12 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 6-10 years of experience.
• Extensive experience designing, implementing, and administering enterprise CI/CD platforms.
• Advanced experience developing and administering GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab Runners, reusable pipeline templates, variables, artifacts, deployment workflows, and pipeline optimization.
• Extensive experience administering GitLab repositories, merge requests, branching strategies, permissions, source code management, and platform governance.
• Extensive experience developing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
• Advanced experience deploying containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes) using Helm, GitOps methodologies, or comparable deployment tools.
• Strong experience developing automation using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience administering Linux environments supporting CI/CD platforms and software development workflows.
• Experience supporting AWS cloud services and cloud-native application deployments.
• Extensive knowledge of software supply chain security, secrets management, dependency management, secure software development practices, and automated security testing.
• Experience integrating automated testing, quality gates, compliance validation, and security scanning into enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, establish engineering standards, and improve software delivery practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to obtain an SF-85 Public Trust suitability determination.
• US Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering, administration, and continuous improvement of the GitLab platform, including projects, groups, runners, repositories, permissions, scalability, and operational health.
• Establish enterprise CI/CD standards through reusable GitLab pipeline templates, shared libraries, automation frameworks, and deployment workflows that improve consistency, maintainability, and engineering productivity across Agile development teams.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of automated application security, software supply chain security, and compliance validation throughout the CI/CD lifecycle, including SAST, software composition analysis (SCA), container image scanning, secrets detection, and Infrastructure-as-Code scanning.
• Develop and maintain standardized deployment patterns for Kubernetes applications utilizing GitOps methodologies, Helm, progressive deployment techniques, and automated deployment validation.
• Administer GitLab Container Registry, package repositories, artifact repositories, and software dependency management platforms supporting secure software delivery.
• Collaborate with Cloud Systems Owners to ensure cloud platforms effectively support automated software deployment, operational scalability, application resiliency, and platform reliability.
• Partner with software development teams to improve build performance, deployment reliability, release quality, and developer productivity through automation and self-service engineering capabilities.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to align DevSecOps capabilities with organizational security policies, Federal guidance, and continuous monitoring requirements.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex build failures, deployment issues, pipeline performance problems, dependency management challenges, and software delivery failures.
• Review and provide technical guidance on pipeline designs, deployment strategies, automation solutions, and engineering practices developed by other DevSecOps Platform Engineers to promote consistency, maintainability, and adherence to established standards.
• Define and monitor software delivery performance metrics, including pipeline reliability, deployment success rates, build performance, and deployment frequency, identifying opportunities to improve engineering productivity and operational excellence.
• Develop and maintain DevSecOps engineering standards, pipeline documentation, release management processes, operational guidance, and platform governance documentation.
• Mentor DevSecOps Platform Engineers and provide technical leadership on software delivery automation, secure development practices, and GitLab platform administration.
• Evaluate emerging DevSecOps technologies, AI-assisted software engineering capabilities, software delivery methodologies, and automation techniques, recommending improvements that increase engineering productivity, security, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies while providing technical leadership supporting multiple software development teams.

Skills

GitLab CI/CD

GitLab Runners

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Automation Scripting

Linux Administration

DevSecOps Leadership

Security & Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Master's degree

Tools

GitLab

Helm

Nexus/Artifactory

Trivy/Snyk

Docker

GitOps

Job description

Leidos seeks a Senior DevSecOps Platform Engineer to lead design, implementation, and evolution of secure software delivery platforms supporting multiple Agile teams. Cloud-based CI/CD, Kubernetes, and GitLab expertise will enable rapid, compliant delivery of mission-critical FAA applications.

You will mentor engineers, define standards, collaborate with Cloud Systems Owners and cybersecurity, and drive automation to improve build, test, and deployment quality across programs.