Key skills
Cloud platformsCI/CD toolsScripting languagesLinux/Unix systems administrationContainerization technologiesNetworking conceptsInfrastructure as CodeContainer orchestration platformsMonitoring toolsAgile methodologiesDevOps methodologiesWillingness to learnPythonBashAWSAzureGCPTerraformKubernetesDockerJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CICloudFormationCloudWatchPrometheusGrafanaGitHubGitLabVersion ControlLoad BalancingAgileCI/CD
About this role
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. The Junior DevOps Engineer supports the development, deployment, and maintenance of cloud-based and on-premise systems, focusing on implementing automation and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Responsibilities:
- Support the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines for application deployments
- Assist in automating infrastructure provisioning using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Monitor system performance, security, and availability, responding to alerts and resolving issues
- Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot build and deployment issues
- Maintain configuration management and version control best practices
- Document processes, procedures, and system configurations
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement efforts
- Ensure adherence to security and compliance requirements in deployment processes
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree with 2–4 years of relevant experience, or Master's with <2 years. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
- Basic experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
- Experience with scripting languages such as Bash or Python
- Understanding of Linux/Unix systems administration fundamentals
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker)
- Basic knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing)
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn
- Must have US Citizenship
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a customer specific public trust clearance
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Familiarity with Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms
- Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)
- Knowledge of Agile or DevOps methodologies