Lead DevOps Engineer

Description

General program information and/or position overview:

The GEOAxIS system provides Identity, Credential and Access Management for all web applications. GEOAxIS enables online, on-demand access to NGA GEOINT content based on user's authoritative attributes/roles. Our Mission is to maintain highly available ICAM services for protecting those critical mission applications across all security domains. The GxNext contract was awarded to Leidos in 2021 and runs until 2031.

GEOAxIS is seeking Dev Ops engineers to create a new, modern Dev Ops focused ICAM system based on containerized technologies. We are seeking experienced or interested engineers looking to containerize, automate and deploy existing services and modern COTS products to improve reliability and reduce operational overhead of existing systems.

• Leadership of a team of 3 - 5 Dev Ops engineers recommending best practices, resolving blockers and enabling the team to thrive
• Create and maintain docker images of existing java and python microservices
• Develop and maintain helm charts to deploy custom microservice images
• Configure and extend upstream helm charts and docker images of COTS products
• Ensure repeatable infrastructure and software tasks are as automated as possible
• Work with existing software development and operational teams to increase reliability and deployment velocity across all security domains
• Mentor / assist junior members of the team

• Masters degree in STEM technologies and 6 years experience or a Bachelors degree in STEM technologies and 8 years experience
• Experience with Kubernetes or Openshift
• Experience with Ansible
• Experience with scripting and programming languages such as bash, python, or java
• Experience with Linux system administration
• Ability to achieve Security+ within 60 days or hire

• Team leadership experience
• Experience designing configuration management tools in a multi-operational environment
• Experience with Git Ops technologies (ArgoCD, FluxCD, etc)
• Experience with Git for version management
• Experience with Gitlab or Jenkins CICD pipeline creation
• Experience with X509 certificate authentication, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, or LDAP
• Certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, or Linux

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:
August 11, 2025

Pay Range: $ - $

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

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