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# Senior DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Leidos, Inc.
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,900.0 - $195,050.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Computer Engineering, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, MongoDB, Scrum Methodology, Ansible, Prometheus, Shell Script, Software Engineering, Scripting, Docker Swarm, Grafana, AngularJS, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Presto, Restful APIs, Terraform, Docker, Elk Stack, Microservices
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/72A9413C65234D6A98C2AEBDA68D507E/job/

## About the Role

· A U.S. citizen with ability to hold a security clearance

· Three years of experience in a DevOps role

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields

· Expertise in scripting (Python, shell scripting)

· Expertise with Docker and container orchestration (Nomad, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.)

· Proficiency in software development in at least one language (Python preferred)

· Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, et al.)

· Experience delivering solutions on the AWS platform

· Experience with system monitoring, introspection, and visualization technologies (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack, et al.)

· Experience with GitLab CI/CD

Preferred Qualifications:

· Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

· Five or more years of experience in a DevOps role

· Experience working in an Agile Scrum development team

· Experience developing and deploying a Docker-based microservices architecture with Nomad orchestration

· Database administration/development experience (PostgreSQL, Presto, MongoDB, et al.)

· Experience supporting a full-stack solution including RESTful API and Angular-based web user interface

· Linux system administration experience

· Experience with the Twelve-Factor App methodology

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. 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.



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