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# Devops / Systems Engineer

- **Company:** CareerCircle
- **Location:** Bethesda, MD, United States
- **Salary:** $154,050.0 - $278,475.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, ArcGIS (Software), Confluence, JIRA, User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Backup Devices, Bash Shell, Bioinformatics, Browser Compatibility, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Collaborative Software, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Linux, DevOps, Django Web Framework, Github, Human-Computer Interaction, Interoperability, Spring Framework, JavaScript Libraries, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, Windows Servers, MongoDB, MySQL, Cisco Nexus Switches, Node.Js, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Redis, Regression Testing, Release Management, Remote Desktop Services, Cloud Services, Selenium, Single Sign-On, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, SonarQube, TypeScript, Web Applications, Web Application Frameworks, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Autoscaling, ReactJS, Istio, Delivery Pipeline, Veracode, Indexer, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Gitlab, Git, Cloudformation, Fastapi, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, AngularJS, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Web Technologies, Checkmarx, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Rundeck, NestJS, Restful APIs, Terraform, Selenium Webdriver, Software Version Control, Devsecops, Serverless Computing, Docker, Jenkins, Servicenow, Static Application Security Testing, Artifactory
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careercircle.com/jobs/all/all/usa/va/chantilly/f8c73df6-74fc-486d-b2bc-a26a3fd1b3d0

## About the Role

* Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
 * Master's degree and 15+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
 * Expert in Linux operating system usage
 * Expert in using DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, and Rundeck
 * Expert in the software development lifecycle, with experience delivering within DevOps toolsets/practices
 * Direct experience utilizing software testing performance tools, such as J-unit
 * Experience working in an Agile development environment and tempo
 * Experience scripting and using AWS services including Cloudformation, EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, etc
 * Experience with containerization (Docker, EKS, ECS, etc.)
 * Experience with Nexus administration
 * Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
 * Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
 * Well versed with using version control systems
 * Well versed with using issue/problem tracking systems
 * Experience with JIRA, Confluence and Agile development methods
 * Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, including container orchestration, deployment, and scaling in a production environment
 * Proficiency in building, managing, and optimizing containerized applications using CI/CD pipelines, along with knowledge of container registries and security best practices

Desired Quals

 * Experience with Elastic tools
 * Experience working in the Sponsor's cloud environments
 * Experience with Nexus administration and maintenance

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.

## Description

Linux
CI/CD
DevOps
Github
Jenkins
Equities
Scripting
Pipelines
Kubernetes
Market Data
Unit Testing
Communication
Version Control
Ancient History
Software Testing
Containerization
Agile Methodology
Docker (Software)
AWS CloudFormation
Credential Manager
Amazon Web Services
Technological Change
Atlassian Confluence
Containerized Application
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Software Development Life Cycle
Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance), Leidos is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer on a 200+ FTE technical development program responsible for delivering modern Identity Access Credential Management (ICAM) solutions. As a DevOps Engineer on this program, you will have the opportunity to build strong systems and software utilizing cloud capabilities to support a complex program. Based in DevOps framework, you will participate in and/or direct major deliverables throughout all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. This role requires supporting an on-call rotation to ensure mission critical services remain operational 24/7/365. Rotation is typically to be on-call 1 full calendar week every 2 months., All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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