TS/SCI DevOps Engineer — Kubernetes & CI/CD Expert

Leidos; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Software Engineer to design, develop and deploy a state-of-the-art tech stack for the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform in Bethesda, MD. Most work is on-site with some remote tasks; you’ll join a cross-functional team focused on scalable microservices.

You will deploy and maintain a production pipeline on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka; advance CI/CD pipelines; and build infrastructure using Helm, ArgoCD, and Terraform.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field; 8+ years in software development or system engineering.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Experience with Kubernetes environments and Linux OS.
• DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher cert (e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, CISSP).
• GitLab CI/CD pipeline development including Privileged User Account per DoD policy.
• Experience with Kubernetes features: Helm, ArgoCD, multi-tenant GPU sharing, Ingress, Pod disruption budgets.
• Familiarity with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, triage and maintain a production big data pipeline on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
• Enhance CI/CD and DevOps scripts, including AI-assisted failure analysis and security compliance.
• Design, implement, and support scalable, redundant infrastructure.
• Configure Kubernetes continuous deployments with Helm and ArgoCD.
• Collaborate with System Engineers to design new features.
• Create and maintain technical documentation with architecture diagrams.
• Participate in Agile release planning and scrum activities.
• Develop PaaS solutions for hybrid deployments and secure multi-tenant GPU sharing.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Containerization

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

ArgoCD

Docker

Elasticsearch

Java/Python

Education

BS in Engineering/CS/Systems Engineering or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Helm

ArgoCD

OpenShift

Nexus

SALT

Prometheus

Grafana

Kibana

Job description

Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI cleared DevOps Software Engineer to design, develop and deploy a state-of-the-art tech stack for the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform in Bethesda, MD. Most work is on-site with some remote tasks; you’ll join a cross-functional team focused on scalable microservices.

You will deploy and maintain a production pipeline on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka; advance CI/CD pipelines; and build infrastructure using Helm, ArgoCD, and Terraform.