TS/SCI DevOps Engineer — Kubernetes & CI/CD

Leidos; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI-cleared DevOps Software Engineer to join a high-energy team supporting the DOMEX Technology Platform under the DIA-NMEC contract. The role involves building and deploying a containerized microservices stack, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps adoption across cross-functional teams, mostly on-site in Bethesda, MD with occasional remote tasks.

You will collaborate with systems engineers, developers, security, and operations to design scalable infra, configure Kubernetes with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or Systems Engineering with 8+ years' experience; 6+ years with a Master's.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI with Poly.
• DoD 8570.01‑M IAT II+ certification required (or equivalent).
• PUA certification per DoD 8570 policy required.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain a full-stack, containerized microservices architecture.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation across teams.
• Configure and maintain Kubernetes deployments with Helm.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers to architect new capabilities.
• Contribute to design docs, diagrams, and models.
• Participate in Agile release planning and scrums.

Skills

Team collaboration

Cross‑functional teamwork

Agile practices

DevOps culture

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Systems Engineering

Active TS/SCI clearance

DoD 8570.01-M IAT II+ certification (e.g., CCNA Security, CISSP)

Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

ArgoCD

GitLab CI/CD

Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana

Docker

Prometheus/Grafana

Nexus

SALT

Job description

Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI-cleared DevOps Software Engineer to join a high-energy team supporting the DOMEX Technology Platform under the DIA-NMEC contract. The role involves building and deploying a containerized microservices stack, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps adoption across cross-functional teams, mostly on-site in Bethesda, MD with occasional remote tasks.

You will collaborate with systems engineers, developers, security, and operations to design scalable infra, configure Kubernetes with