Technical Lead: DevOps & Architecture for Modernization

Leidos; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Technical Lead to support the DOJ, Office of Justice Programs, Office of the Chief Information Officer. The role focuses on translating mission priorities into technical scope, roadmaps, and measurable delivery outcomes across architecture, data integration, and DevOps.

You will guide cross-functional teams, manage dependencies, and ensure secure, compliant, accessible delivery aligned with OCIO standards and product management objectives. Strong Agile leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience.
• Minimum seven years of progressively responsible technical experience in software engineering, systems integration, architecture, DevOps, cloud, or related IT initiatives.
• Experience leading project definition, technical planning, and execution for multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience leading Agile technical delivery using Scrum, Kanban, or similar methods.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering, API integration, automated testing, DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud, containers, and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into technical scope, epics, roadmaps, and plans.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for cross-functional engineers and analysts.
• Coordinate production maintenance while guiding future-state deployments.
• Lead Agile delivery activities and manage backlogs and releases.
• Establish DevSecOps practices, CI/CD, IaC, and secure coding standards.
• Coordinate APIs and data integration with DIAMD, DIAMD security teams, and service teams.
• Lead technical reviews and risk mitigation for recurring issues.
• Develop governance materials and communication for stakeholders.
• Track delivery metrics like cycle time, lead time, and release performance.

Skills

Technical leadership

Agile delivery

DevSecOps

CI/CD

API integration

Data integration

Cloud environments

Security compliance

Cross-functional teamwork

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

WSO2 API Manager

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Git

GitHub

Docker

Ansible Tower

AWS GovCloud

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Technical Lead to support the DOJ, Office of Justice Programs, Office of the Chief Information Officer. The role focuses on translating mission priorities into technical scope, roadmaps, and measurable delivery outcomes across architecture, data integration, and DevOps.

You will guide cross-functional teams, manage dependencies, and ensure secure, compliant, accessible delivery aligned with OCIO standards and product management objectives. Strong Agile leadership is essential.