[Hiring] Senior OpenShift/Kubernetes GitOps and CI/CD Engineer @Leidos

Role Description

The Senior OpenShift/Kubernetes GitOps and CI/CD Engineer will support the Leidos SEC ISS2 contract by architecting, engineering, and building an enterprise application delivery capability for workloads transitioning from traditional virtualized infrastructure to containerized workloads on Red Hat OpenShift/Kubernetes. The SEC environment is establishing this capability from an early baseline, providing an opportunity to design the target architecture, standards, reusable patterns, and initial implementation using modern engineering practices rather than inheriting a mature legacy CI/CD platform. The engineer will work across application, platform, security, automation, observability, and Operations teams to build a secure, repeatable, and supportable delivery model.

The target environment includes:

• GitHub Enterprise
• OpenShift Pipelines/Tekton
• Buildah or another appropriate container build technology
• Nexus and/or Artifactory
• ACS
• Quay
• Argo CD/Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
• Helm
• Kustomize
• CyberArk
• ServiceNow
• Datadog

This position is Telework / Remote.

Please be advised that during the interview, you will be required to keep your camera on, and your interviewer will be taking your picture for identification purposes if an offer letter is extended to you.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Strong hands-on experience designing, engineering, and operating enterprise CI/CD and/or GitOps solutions.
• Strong production experience with Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift environments.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining containerized application delivery workflows.
• Experience with Git-based development and delivery workflows.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline technologies.
• Experience with GitOps technologies.
• Experience with container build technologies and registries.
• Experience with Kubernetes configuration and packaging technologies.
• Experience integrating CI/CD or platform automation with security controls.
• Strong troubleshooting, systems integration, and technical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to architect solutions and communicate recommendations.
• Must meet applicable contract citizenship and work authorization requirements.

Requirements

• Architect and implement the SEC GitOps and CI/CD capability from the initial foundation through production operationalization.
• Assess the existing OpenShift/Kubernetes environment and application portfolio.
• Design standardized GitHub repository structures for application source and GitOps deployment configuration.
• Engineer reusable OpenShift Pipelines/Tekton CI/CD templates.
• Design and implement container image build workflows.
• Integrate CI pipelines with Nexus and/or Artifactory.
• Integrate ACS into the software supply chain.
• Establish and operate Quay as the approved container image registry.
• Design and implement the Argo CD/Red Hat OpenShift GitOps deployment model.
• Establish practical Helm and Kustomize standards.
• Integrate GitOps and CI/CD workflows with Entra ID/RBAC, CyberArk, ServiceNow, and Datadog observability.
• Establish end-to-end deployment traceability.
• Build and validate a representative application deployment.
• Design and test repeatable deployment recovery and rollback procedures.
• Work closely with the Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer and other engineering teams.
• Document architecture, technical decisions, standards, interfaces, operating procedures, and implementation guidance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement plans
• Professional development opportunities

Company Description

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.