Posted today
Public Trust
$87,100 - $157,450
25%
Unspecified
Engineering - Mechanical
Remote/Hybrid• (Off-Site/Hybrid)
R-00178068
Description
Leidos is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer as part of our DevOps team in support of a large-scale, complex Software program within the Department of Justice. This role will ensure the applications are reliable, scalable, and efficient. This role will act as the bridge between development and IT operations, applying software engineering principles to automate infrastructure tasks, improve system reliability, and optimize performance.
Responsibilities:
· Automate operations, CI/CD, and release management to ensure system reliability and scalability.
· Monitor system health, performance, and capacity in real-time, proactively addressing issues.
· Implement monitoring and alerting systems for rapid incident response, in accordance with ATF SLAs or KPIs.
· Conduct post-incident reviews to identify root causes and drive remediation efforts.
· Manage OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters and define application-level infrastructure using Terraform.
· Analyze historical data to predict and provision future infrastructure needs.
· Support application-level infrastructure (DBs, S3, IAM) while interfacing with the hardware/networking team, project capacity and utilization.
· Improve system stability by managing, monitoring, and scaling services, focusing on reducing manual work and responding to incidents.
· Provide rotational on-call coverage, support incident response and conduct RCA for outages
Qualifications:
Preferred Skills:
· Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) and disaster recovery execution.
· Familiarity with compliance evidence collection and risk-based release gating.
· Knowledge of cloud cost optimization and cross-team escalation processes.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting: March 11, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Description
Leidos is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer as part of our DevOps team in support of a large-scale, complex Software program within the Department of Justice. This role will ensure the applications are reliable, scalable, and efficient. This role will act as the bridge between development and IT operations, applying software engineering principles to automate infrastructure tasks, improve system reliability, and optimize performance.
Responsibilities:
· Automate operations, CI/CD, and release management to ensure system reliability and scalability.
· Monitor system health, performance, and capacity in real-time, proactively addressing issues.
· Implement monitoring and alerting systems for rapid incident response, in accordance with ATF SLAs or KPIs.
· Conduct post-incident reviews to identify root causes and drive remediation efforts.
· Manage OpenShift/Kubernetes clusters and define application-level infrastructure using Terraform.
· Analyze historical data to predict and provision future infrastructure needs.
· Support application-level infrastructure (DBs, S3, IAM) while interfacing with the hardware/networking team, project capacity and utilization.
· Improve system stability by managing, monitoring, and scaling services, focusing on reducing manual work and responding to incidents.
· Provide rotational on-call coverage, support incident response and conduct RCA for outages
Qualifications:
- · Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years of experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
- 3+ years of experience in site reliability engineering or DevOps.
- Proficient in Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, and observability tools.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.
Preferred Skills:
· Experience with root cause analysis (RCA) and disaster recovery execution.
· Familiarity with compliance evidence collection and risk-based release gating.
· Knowledge of cloud cost optimization and cross-team escalation processes.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting: March 11, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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