Use Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and evolving requirements.
Manage and support source-control integration, branching strategies, build triggers, artifact repositories, container registries, versioning, and release-promotion processes.
Support GitOps, infrastructure-as-code, configuration-as-code, and automated environment provisioning practices.
Troubleshoot failed builds, pipeline errors, deployment failures, artifact issues, configuration drift, and CI/CD tool integration problems.
Monitor CI/CD pipeline health, performance, reliability, throughput, and failure trends; identify and implement improvements.
Provide support to the Platform Team for platform-related activities, such as deployment troubleshooting, Kubernetes configuration support, Elastic integration, observability, and automation.
Participate in Agile release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and related team activities.
To be successful in this role you need the following (required qualifications):
You’re enthusiastic, collaborative, and comfortable working with teammates across a range of technical backgrounds. You also meet the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Sciences, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master’s.
Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, developing, or maintaining CI/CD pipelines for production software systems using platforms, such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or equivalent.
Experience with source control and collaborative development workflows using Git, including branching, merge requests/pull requests, tagging, release branches, and code review processes.
Experience building and managing containerized applications using Docker or comparable container technologies.
Working knowledge of Kubernetes deployment concepts, including manifests, secrets, namespaces, and Helm, or comparable tooling.
Experience with artifact repositories and container registries, such as Nexus, Artifactory, Harbor, GitLab Registry, or equivalent.
Experience integrating automated testing, static code analysis, dependency scanning, software composition analysis, container-image scanning, or security gates into delivery pipelines.
Experience developing automation using scripting or programming languages such as Bash, Python, PowerShell, Go, or equivalent.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, or deployment templating tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kustomize, or equivalent.
Ability to troubleshoot across application build, testing, packaging, containerization, deployment, networking, configuration, and environment layers.
You will wow us even more if you have some of these skills
Knowledge of Agile methodologies
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes administration and operations.
Troubleshooting pod failures, networking issues, image pulls, scheduling constraints, and application connectivity
Experience supporting or administering at least one shared data or application platform service, such as Elastic, Redis, message queues, API gateways, or similar distributed services
Familiarity with infrastructure and platform automation tools, such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Bash, Python, or equivalent
Working knowledge of platform security practices
Experience with monitoring and observability tools and practices
Ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
Development experience (Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.)
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Original Posting
October 20, 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.
