Senior Platform Engineer - Careers at Leidos
Leidos
Senior Platform Engineer - Careers at Leidos
Job Description
Senior Platform Engineer
Join Leidos as a Senior Platform Engineer on a cutting-edge technical development program supporting the Sponsor's IdAM/ICAM programs on a secure network. Design, develop, and implement reliable, robust, and resilient systems that empower software development teams. If you're a hands-on systems engineering expert with a passion for automation and cloud infrastructure, this role demands your disruptive mindset.
Primary Responsibilities
- Deliver innovative products, services, or hybrid solutions tailored to customer requirements.
- Support enterprise software solutions within customer cloud environments like AWS.
- Provide execution guidance and practical engineering support to mission-critical teams.
- Collaborate with security engineers to mitigate findings from system security scans.
- Maintain cloud infrastructure through patching, configuration, and upgrades.
- Interact with cross-functional teams including Software Development, System Engineering, Security Compliance, and Quality Assurance.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
- BS degree + 8+ years' experience (additional experience in lieu of degree).
- Proven experience with AWS and platform engineering.
- Excellent communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with automation tools: Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Packer.
- Expertise in containers (Docker/Podman), Kubernetes orchestration, or serverless (AWS Lambda).
- Familiarity with security accreditation processes and Agile/SAFe/Scrum methodologies.
At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo. We're recruiting disruptors who refuse to fail. Pay Range: $107,900 - $195,050 USD annually. Original posting: December 3, 2025. U.S. positions only.
Locations
- Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Salary
107,900 - 195,050 USD / yearly
107,900 - 195,050 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- AWSintermediate
- Platform Engineeringintermediate
- Ansibleintermediate
- Terraformintermediate
- Kubernetesintermediate
- Dockerintermediate
- GitHub Actionsintermediate
- Jenkinsintermediate
- Packerintermediate
- Serverless (AWS Lambda)intermediate
- Infrastructure Automationintermediate
- Cloud Infrastructure Maintenanceintermediate
- Security Scans Mitigationintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph (experience)
- BS degree and 8+ years' experience (or equivalent) (experience)
- Experience with cloud providers such as AWS (experience)
- Hands-on systems engineering experience (experience)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills (experience)
- Experience interacting with cross-functional teams (Software Dev, SysEng, Security, QA) (experience)
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement reliable, robust, resilient systems for software development teams
- Support enterprise software solutions in customer cloud environments
- Provide execution guidance and practical engineering support to mission teams
- Work with security engineers to address and mitigate security findings from scans
- Perform regular maintenance of cloud infrastructure (patching, configuration, upgrades)
- Collaborate with developers, software engineers, cybersecurity engineers, DBAs, and system architects
Benefits
- general: Competitive salary range $107,900 - $195,050
- general: Mission-driven work supporting IdAM/ICAM programs on secure networks
- general: Opportunities to innovate and disrupt in high-impact defense IT
- general: Collaboration in Agile/SAFe/Scrum environments
- general: Professional growth with large cross-functional teams
- general: Comprehensive Leidos benefits package (health, retirement, PTO)
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Senior Platform Engineer - Careers at Leidos
Leidos
Senior Platform Engineer - Careers at Leidos
Job Description
Senior Platform Engineer
Join Leidos as a Senior Platform Engineer on a cutting-edge technical development program supporting the Sponsor's IdAM/ICAM programs on a secure network. Design, develop, and implement reliable, robust, and resilient systems that empower software development teams. If you're a hands-on systems engineering expert with a passion for automation and cloud infrastructure, this role demands your disruptive mindset.
Primary Responsibilities
- Deliver innovative products, services, or hybrid solutions tailored to customer requirements.
- Support enterprise software solutions within customer cloud environments like AWS.
- Provide execution guidance and practical engineering support to mission-critical teams.
- Collaborate with security engineers to mitigate findings from system security scans.
- Maintain cloud infrastructure through patching, configuration, and upgrades.
- Interact with cross-functional teams including Software Development, System Engineering, Security Compliance, and Quality Assurance.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
- BS degree + 8+ years' experience (additional experience in lieu of degree).
- Proven experience with AWS and platform engineering.
- Excellent communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with automation tools: Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Packer.
- Expertise in containers (Docker/Podman), Kubernetes orchestration, or serverless (AWS Lambda).
- Familiarity with security accreditation processes and Agile/SAFe/Scrum methodologies.
At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo. We're recruiting disruptors who refuse to fail. Pay Range: $107,900 - $195,050 USD annually. Original posting: December 3, 2025. U.S. positions only.
Locations
- Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Salary
107,900 - 195,050 USD / yearly
107,900 - 195,050 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- AWSintermediate
- Platform Engineeringintermediate
- Ansibleintermediate
- Terraformintermediate
- Kubernetesintermediate
- Dockerintermediate
- GitHub Actionsintermediate
- Jenkinsintermediate
- Packerintermediate
- Serverless (AWS Lambda)intermediate
- Infrastructure Automationintermediate
- Cloud Infrastructure Maintenanceintermediate
- Security Scans Mitigationintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph (experience)
- BS degree and 8+ years' experience (or equivalent) (experience)
- Experience with cloud providers such as AWS (experience)
- Hands-on systems engineering experience (experience)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills (experience)
- Experience interacting with cross-functional teams (Software Dev, SysEng, Security, QA) (experience)
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement reliable, robust, resilient systems for software development teams
- Support enterprise software solutions in customer cloud environments
- Provide execution guidance and practical engineering support to mission teams
- Work with security engineers to address and mitigate security findings from scans
- Perform regular maintenance of cloud infrastructure (patching, configuration, upgrades)
- Collaborate with developers, software engineers, cybersecurity engineers, DBAs, and system architects
Benefits
- general: Competitive salary range $107,900 - $195,050
- general: Mission-driven work supporting IdAM/ICAM programs on secure networks
- general: Opportunities to innovate and disrupt in high-impact defense IT
- general: Collaboration in Agile/SAFe/Scrum environments
- general: Professional growth with large cross-functional teams
- general: Comprehensive Leidos benefits package (health, retirement, PTO)
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