SRE – Jr. Automation Engineer

Leidos; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos LLC is seeking a Jr. Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer in Norfolk, VA, supporting the NMCI program. The role focuses on automation, CI/CD, and SRE practices across on-prem and cloud environments.

You will design and implement Ansible playbooks, participate in release management, and provide training for automation processes, working within a distributed, agile team on a high-visibility DoD project.

Qualifications

• BS degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience or MS with less experience.
• Active DoD secret clearance required and US citizenship.
• Ansible, Windows, and scripting (PowerShell/Python) proficiency expected.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide CI/CD, SRE engineering, and release management for NMCI-related apps.
• Automate tasks, document tests, and develop Ansible playbooks for prod migration.
• Deliver training and knowledge transfer; maintain release plans and schedules.
• Support operations in both on-prem and cloud environments.

Skills

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

CI/CD

Jenkins

GitLab

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure DevOps

SRE

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree (considered)

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Azure DevOps

Job description

The U.S. Navy’s Service Management, Integration, and Transport (SMIT) program has an opening for a Jr. Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer on a high-visibility DoD program that provides engineering support to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), the largest information technology (IT) network in the world. This position will provide many opportunities to challenge and grow your skills.

Position Summary:

This person should be a seasoned, self-motivated, professional with hands-on engineering and testing experience in virtualized or on-prem environments. A skilled technician knowledgeable and experienced in infrastructure such as code environments, automating patches and system configurations, orchestrating network operations and DevOps pipelines, automating and orchestrating operations, scaling releases, and day-to-day system operations in commercial cloud and on-prem environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide continuous development and continuous integration to include site reliability engineering and integration, release management, implementation & migration, and training & knowledge transfer.
• SRE Engineering and Integration: Automate routine tasks and software updates, document, and maintain functional, integration, security, and load/stress testing procedure Document and deliver an approach for automated acceptance testing, integration/regression testing, all new applications, and all new capabilities Develop Ansible playbook design, role development, and testing, in non-production environments, as well as migration to production networks
• Release Management: Participate in the development of the release management process, procedures, and policies Establish, manage, update, and maintain the overall Release Management Plan and Release Schedule Conduct site surveys, as necessary, to assess existing equipment and software being used to validate release package requirements and dependencies
• Training & Knowledge Transfer Develop, document, and maintain work instruction materials for related Automation and Orchestration processes Provide training when substantive technological changes are introduced

Required Qualifications:

• BS degree and 2 - 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience. Additional related education or certifications may be considered in lieu of experience 1-2 years of hands-on site engineering automation
• Ability to maintain an IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP) in the first 3 months of employment
• Must possess an active DoD secret security clearance
• Must be a US Citizen
• Ansible knowledge and experience with windows necessary
• Must be able to support program execution in classified environments and access SIPRNet from an NMCI location on short notice (local travel)
• Experience with automated script design, coding, debugging, and maintenance skills
• Experience in CI/CD toolsets (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies
• Skilled and disciplined to work with a distributed team
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, forward thinking, and innovation-driven environment
• Basic understanding Azure DevOps workflows, projects, custom configurations
• Experience in automating tasks with scripting languages like PowerShell, or Python

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for automating test environments
• ITILv4, Scrum Master, or Agile SAFe certification(s) or applicable experience
• NGEN

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At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: October 13, 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: Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.

Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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