[Hiring] Data Transport Infrastructure DevOps Engineer @Leidos

Role Description

Join our team working on one of our most prestigious programs delivering Cloud modernization and operations to the Department of the Air Force on the Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services (ACSS) contract.

As a Data Transport Infrastructure DevOps Engineer, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Supports systems requirements analysis, functional analysis, and requirements allocation for complex cloud and hybrid environments.
• Supports security best practices, including identity and access management, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and compliance controls.
• Support system integration, verification, validation, testing, and quality assurance activities across multiple technical domains.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution across teams and provide written reports as requested by the government customer.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture artifacts, and operational procedures, e.g. develop and SOP.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams, program leadership, customers, and external partners or vendors to deliver integrated solutions.
• Supports Data Transport On-Call and Maintenance schedule as directed by program management.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and design review support to junior and mid-level engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with less than 2 years of relevant experience; additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Must have 1 year of prior experience supporting development of the Data Transport IL4/5/6 environments.
• Interim Secret clearance required to start; ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification (IAT Level II).
• Expert-level experience supporting cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI).
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, and DevOps/DevSecOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native application architectures.
• Advanced knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, networking, and cloud security concepts.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages (e.g., Apache NiFi).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD or USAF cloud environments (e.g., Cloud One, Platform One).
• Experience designing and implementing Zero Trust cloud architectures.
• Experience with monitoring and logging platforms such as Elastic, Splunk, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Strong understanding of identity and access management solutions (Active Directory, Azure AD, IAM).
• Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle.
• Experience collaborating with vendors and external partners on cloud solutions.

Benefits

• Paid time off (PTO)
• Flexible schedules
• Discounted stock purchase plans
• Career growth
• Education and training support
• Parental paid leave
• More!

Original Posting

April 13, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.