Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
Chief Engineer – Developer Experience
Location
Virginia
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
$154.1K - $278.5K / year
Job Description
Job Requirements
- Master's degree and 15+ years in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (Master's preferred)
- 15+ years of software engineering experience with significant focus on platform engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, or developer tooling
- Deep hands-on experience designing and building developer platforms—internal developer portals, CI/CD systems, infrastructure-as-code, self-service environments, runtime platforms
- Strong architectural thinking with proven ability to design systems that balance immediate needs with long-term scalability and maintainability
- Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) including compute, networking, IAM, and infrastructure services
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, or equivalent)
- Proficiency with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CDK, CloudFormation)
- Familiarity with CI/CD platforms (GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or equivalent) and how to design self-service pipelines at scale
- Strong understanding of security and compliance requirements and satisfying them through policy-as-code in enterprise or regulated environments
- Excellent communication skills—you can explain complex technical decisions to both engineers and executives
- U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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