Lead DevSecOps Software Developer

Lead Dev Sec Ops  Software Developer

Leidos is seeking a Lead Dev Sec Ops  Software Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the development of the Leidos Common Baseline. The role focuses on building and modernizing real‑time, safety‑critical systems using a combination of traditional systems engineering and AI‑augmented software development practices.

Location:

Gaithersburg, MD or Egg Harbor Township, NJ.
Hybrid Position
: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.

• Design, build, and maintain a Common Automation Platform supporting CI/CD, security, and infrastructure automation.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks, templates, and pipelines for enterprise‑wide adoption.
• Integrate platform capabilities with internal and external systems via APIs, microservices, and event‑driven architectures.
• Embed security controls and Dev Sec Ops  best practices into platform services and workflows.
• Implement infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) to provision and manage scalable environments.
• Enable self‑service capabilities for development teams through automation and platform tooling.
• Implement automated security testing including SAST, DAST, container, and dependency scanning.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Apply AI/ML capabilities to enhance automation (e.g., intelligent pipeline optimization, anomaly detection, auto‑remediation).
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to drive platform adoption and standardization.
• Monitor platform performance, reliability, and usage metrics, and continuously improve capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with federal security standards and organizational policies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Four or more years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and two or more years of experience.
• Experience building or supporting shared platforms, developer platforms, or automation frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or Git Hub Actions.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python or Bash.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience with security tools and practices including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and identity/access management.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with infrastructure‑as‑code and configuration management tools.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust investigative clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Must successfully complete future background investigations as required by the government customer.

• Experience designing or implementing internal developer platforms (IDP) or platform engineering concepts.
• Experience applying AI/ML or intelligent automation within Dev Sec Ops  pipelines.
• Familiarity with MLOps concepts and frameworks.
• Knowledge of federal security frameworks such as NIST RMF, NIST 800‑53, or CIS benchmarks.
• Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Experience with serverless and event‑driven architectures.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Security+).

This position requires a favorable Public Trust investigation. The role is located in Gaithersburg, MD or Egg Harbor Township, NJ and requires hybrid work—three days onsite and two days remote. U.S. citizenship is required.

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.