Senior DevOps Platform Engineer

Leidos

. Serve as the hands-on technical principal, establish platform engineering standards, review designs and code, guide technical decisions, mentor engineers, and coordinate dependencies across teams .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in platform engineering, including hands-on management of Red Hat OpenShift and Linux environments, along with proficiency in GitOps practices and CI/CD pipeline design. Capable of translating operational requirements into effective system designs while ensuring compliance and operational reliability.

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Red Hat OpenShift AdministrationLinux Systems AdministrationGitOps ImplementationCI/CD Pipeline ManagementInfrastructure as Code (IaC)

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Hard Skills

Python ProgrammingKubernetes ManagementContainer TechnologiesAutomation DevelopmentCapacity PlanningTroubleshootingSystem ConfigurationPerformance OptimizationCompliance ManagementTechnical Documentation

Soft Skills

Technical MentoringCollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunicationAgile Planning

Tools & Technologies

JenkinsGitLab CITektonDockerTerraformAnsibleAzureCloud PaaSCloud SaaSROSA

Certifications & Qualifications

8140 CertificationKubernetes Certification (CKA or CKAD)Public Trust ClearanceDoD Secret ClearanceSecurity+ Certification

Industry Keywords

Platform EngineeringCloud-Native ArchitecturesDevOpsInfrastructure ManagementOperational Reliability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAzureCloudDockerJenkinsKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the hands-on technical principal, establish platform engineering standards, review designs and code, guide technical decisions, mentor engineers, and coordinate dependencies across teams
Lead design, configuration, integration, upgrades, patching, monitoring, capacity planning, compliance management, and troubleshooting for Red Hat OpenShift
Coordinate Linux, compute, networking, and storage requirements
Translate customer and operational requirements into system designs, implementation plans, and technical acceptance criteria
Evaluate reliability, security, performance, supportability, cost, and risk; document decisions and validate solutions before production
Lead GitOps adoption, including repository structures, branching, peer review, declarative configurations, environment promotion, reconciliation, and rollback procedures
Design, develop, review, and maintain reusable IaC and automation for provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and routine operations
Establish testing, documentation, and change-control practices
Provide technical direction for CI/CD pipeline design and improvement across development, test, and production
Partner with developers on container builds, deployment configurations, resource requirements, and runtime troubleshooting
Serve as senior technical escalation point for Linux, OpenShift, cloud infrastructure, and deployment pipelines; lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions
Use metrics, logs, reporting, and capacity trends to identify risks and optimize reliability, performance, resource utilization, and operational efficiency
Integrate compliance requirements and access controls into platform designs and automation
Develop architecture diagrams, configuration documentation, SOPs, work instructions, and implementation and recovery procedures
Provide knowledge transfer and technical mentoring
Provide estimates, identify dependencies and risks, sequence work through Agile planning, and communicate decisions and status to teams and customers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience; relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
Demonstrated hands-on technical management, including design decisions, technical reviews, mentoring, and delivery of initiatives spanning infrastructure, platform engineering, cloud, and DevOps
Hands-on experience engineering, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting production Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Kubernetes environments, including upgrades, capacity management, and operational reliability
Experience with cloud-native architectures and compute, networking, and storage services supporting enterprise platforms and containerized workloads
Strong Linux systems administration experience, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), including system configuration, troubleshooting, and scripting
Demonstrated experience implementing GitOps practices and delivering IaC and automation using Git version control, peer review, automated validation, and repeatable deployment processes
Proficiency in Python or an equivalent programming language, with ability to develop, test, review, and maintain automation code and operational tools
Experience designing, building, and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Tekton
Proficiency with container technologies such as Docker and experience helping development teams resolve container build, deployment, configuration, and runtime issues
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills using metrics, logs, and capacity or performance data
Ability to communicate technical decisions and trade-offs, collaborate across teams, plan and prioritize work, and deliver secure, documented, supportable solutions
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance, or greater
Participation in scheduled on-call rotations, including after-hours, weekend, and holiday support as required
Obtain a baseline 8140 certification (IAT Level II: CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP) within 3 months of hire
Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD
Preferred: experience supporting Azure-native architectures and cloud PaaS/SaaS environments
Preferred: experience with Terraform, Ansible, or comparable tools
Preferred: experience with ROSA, EKS, AKS, and other cloud-based Kubernetes solutions
Preferred: DoD Secret clearance and 8140 Level II Security+ certification