Technical Lead – DevOps & Architecture (Federal)

Leidos; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Technical Lead to drive cross-functional technical execution for DOJ OJP OCIO initiatives. You will translate mission priorities into technical scope, roadmaps, epics, and deployment plans, coordinating architecture, data integration, and DevOps across teams.

The role requires leading Agile delivery, maintaining secure, compliant production capabilities, and guiding API integration and automation efforts. Strong communication and governance coordination are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible technical experience in software engineering, systems integration, architecture, DevOps, cloud, or related IT initiatives.
• Experience leading Agile technical delivery using Scrum, Kanban, or similar methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead project definition translating business problems and priorities into technical scope, epics, features, and roadmaps.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for cross-functional teams of engineers, architects, DevOps, data-integration personnel, and analysts.
• Coordinate production support and delivery of future-state solutions, ensuring secure, compliant releases.
• Lead Agile delivery activities including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and dependency management.
• Establish DevSecOps practices: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, security scanning, and release management.
• Coordinate API and data-integration work (WSO2 API Manager) and secure DIAMD integrations with other teams.
• Lead technical reviews, risk management, and corrective actions across pipelines and production issues.
• Collaborate with architecture and governance on standards, roadmaps, and governance reviews.
• Prepare governance materials and stakeholder communications for technical delivery matters.

Skills

Technical leadership

Agile delivery

DevSecOps

CI/CD

API integration

Cloud environments

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

WSO2 API Manager

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Git/GitHub

Ansible Tower

Docker

AWS GovCloud

Job description

Leidos seeks a Technical Lead to drive cross-functional technical execution for DOJ OJP OCIO initiatives. You will translate mission priorities into technical scope, roadmaps, epics, and deployment plans, coordinating architecture, data integration, and DevOps across teams.

The role requires leading Agile delivery, maintaining secure, compliant production capabilities, and guiding API integration and automation efforts. Strong communication and governance coordination are essential.