Platform Operations Manager in Arlington

Job Overview

Leidos invites applications for a TS/SCI‑cleared Platform Operations Manager to lead the modernization of the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P). The role resides primarily on‑site at the customer’s location in Bethesda, MD, with flexible scheduling and some remote options.

• System Reliability & Performance – Ensuring uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large‑scale microservices platform on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and related technologies.
• Monitoring & Observability – Leveraging monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issues.
• Incident Response – Leading triage, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and post‑incident reviews.
• SLIs & SLOs – Defining and tracking reliability metrics.
• Management Oversight – Leading a team of system administrators, setting technical standards, and mentoring staff.
• Technical Leadership – Partnering with systems engineers to design solutions, contribute to documentation, and support architectural alignment.
• SAFe Agile – Participating in release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and cross‑team coordination.

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field with 15+ years of relevant experience (13+ years with a Master’s); equivalent experience may substitute.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
• At least one DoD 8570.01‑M IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP).
• Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Git Lab pipelines, Linux, and containerized environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise‑scale production systems.
• Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS) and associated infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and Keycloak.
• Cross‑functional coordination and execution experience.
• Team leadership and line‑management experience.
• Strong communication skills and performance under pressure during incidents.

• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Development familiarity with Bash, Power Shell, Salt, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.
• Experience with Appian or other low‑code platforms.
• Knowledge of technologies such as Kafka, AMQP/JMS, Prometheus/Grafana, GPU‑based Kubernetes, Salt automation, Nexus, GraphQL.
• Infrastructure‑as‑code experience (Cloud Formation, Terraform, Pulumi).
• AWS cloud certifications.
• Security best‑practice knowledge (authN/Z, secrets management, data protection).

Pay range: $154,050–$278,475. Additional benefits include health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, retirement plans, and a competitive compensation package.

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to protected class categories, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by law.