Junior Cloud/SecDevOps Engineer

About the role

As the largest provider of US government IT services, Leidos develops and sustains large data and technology infrastructures and integrates complex law enforcement IT systems for a number of US federal agencies. This role serves a federal law enforcement agency in Clarksburg, WV.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor operational and development systems
• Investigate and resolve system user issues related to security architecture and engineering
• Ensure integrated security concepts, controls, and mechanisms are deployed into the design and architecture phases
• Leverage knowledge of deployed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to configure necessary components and software using IaC utilities
• Assist with patching systems and engineering, implementing, integrating, maintaining, and improving systems
• Support users and administer IaC security
• Perform technical Agile work tracking and planning, technical design, development, and integration
• Verify and validate systems
• Monitor multiple physical and cloud-based sites
• Apply fundamental concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments
• Solve simple, routine technical problems following established procedures and policies

Additional Responsibilities

• Technical Agile work tracking and planning
• Technical design, development, and integration
• Verification and validation
• Software change management
• Collaborate with development, operations, and other teams
• Troubleshoot issues in production and monitor system performance
• Launch product updates and create integrations to improve the user experience
• Incorporate cybersecurity best practices into processes

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Systems Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, other related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Cyber Security and IaC certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 2 years of general experience
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently to develop creative solutions
• Ability to work well and productively within a small team environment both in-person and remote telework
• Self Starter
• Strong communication skills
• US Citizenship
• DOD Top Secret Clearance is required

Preferred Experience

• Infrastructure management: Set up and maintain infrastructure, including servers and cloud systems
• Immutable Infrastructure & AMI Design: Expertise in designing AMIs using automated tools like HashiCorp Packer; specifically incorporating Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) installation and optimization into the image build process
• Process automation: Create and maintain automated processes for testing, deployment, and security
• Automated Image Pipelines: Experience integrating image builds into a CI/CD lifecycle (e.g., GitLab CI) to ensure AMIs are patched, hardened, and updated without manual intervention
• Configuration Management (Ansible): Experience developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks and roles to automate the configuration of secure, STIG-compliant operating systems
• Virtualization & Remote Display: Understanding of Citrix infrastructure components and the ability to troubleshoot VDA registration, session latency, and display protocol issues (ICA/HDX) on cloud-hosted instances
• Communication: Collaborate with development, operations, and other teams to ensure effective communication
• Troubleshooting: Identify and fix issues in production, and monitor system performance
• Product updates: Launch product updates, and create integrations to improve the user experience
• Cybersecurity: Incorporate cybersecurity best practices as directed into processes

Technologies Desired

• Terraform
• Ansible
• Kubernetes
• Istio
• AWS: EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, Cloudwatch, Redis, Elasticsearch, Grafana, Gitlab

Pay Range

$57,850.00 - $104,575.00

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.