DevSecOps Engineer (Secret clearance)

Leidos

Leidos

Remote

USD 107,900-195,050 / year

Posted on Apr 28, 2026

Leidos has an opening for a highly qualified and Secret cleared DevSecOps Engineer for the Decision Advantage Division. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your experience to support across all-domain large-scale weapon systems, Information Technology Systems, and Command and Control Systems to realize the Department of Defense Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). This position will work closely with Program Managers, domain engineers, and Government counterparts across Government and Industry partners.

Primary responsibilities:

  • DevSecOps Engineer design, implement, and enforce security solutions in alignment with security policy.

  • DevSecOps Engineer provide oversight to changes in hardware, software, or network configuration and implement best practices in securing the infrastructure.

  • Works on automation of cybersecurity items and system bug resolution as required.

  • Implements highly technical solutions using various advanced technologies.

Required Qualifications:

  • An Engineering degree, 8 - 12 years of relevant practical software Linux and/or Windows system administration experience. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

  • Active and current Secret clearance.

  • Hands-on experience developing and maintaining pipelines in Gitea, GitLab, or similar CI/CD platforms, automation design and implementation with Gitlab CI, ArgoCD, Flux, Terraform, Nexus Repository Manager, Artifactory, and release pipelines for CI/CD of production quality software.

  • Hands-on experience with developing automation using Python, Linux shells, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform or equivalent languages.

  • Experience remediating cyber related findings on Linux host baselines, Windows environments to include Active Directory implementation, and Group Policy definitions.

  • Familiarity with network systems administration and STIG Implementation.

Additional Qualifications/Certifications

  • Container technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift) knowledge.

  • Performance monitoring, logging, and alerting (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ALG Stack).

  • Familiarity with a variety of DoD STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guide).

  • Experience with cyber tools:

* EvaluateSTIG, StigViewer

* Security Center & Nessus (ACAS)

  • Strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills.

  • Active and current TS/SCI clearance.

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Original Posting:

April 27, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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.

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