Automation Engineering Lead

Description
Leidos is seeking an experienced Automation Engineering Lead to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team, who will support an extensive digital modernization program critical to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Fourth Estate Agencies. The Automation Engineering Lead will manage and mentor a team of engineers focused on applying best practices to automate the provisioning, configuration, migration, and management of virtual infrastructure components, services, applications, and data within Azure and on-premises environments.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Must possess an Active Secret clearance OR have the ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance prior to start date with Leidos. (US Citizen required)

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership and mentoring to team of automation engineers, including frequent collaboration with the DES Chief Engineer and other team leads
• Design, develop, configuration and deploy IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services within the Azure Cloud to fulfill end user requirements using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Ansible Automation Platform, and other automation tools
• Continually identify opportunities for improvement, including innovations aimed at improving the user experience, improving efficiencies, and lowering sustainment costs
• Enforce security best practices and guidelines, leveraging knowledge of security policies, network security, and data security
• Initiate frequent interactions with the team of automation engineers to identify areas of improvement and facilitate their career growth, including participation in annual performance reviews
• Scale cloud solutions, and migrate data center capabilities to the cloud, enabling the support of Fourth Estate Networks and Users supporting approximately 400k users.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience
• Experience managing teams of engineers, including mentoring and fostering communication and collaboration across the team
• Expertise designing, deploying, and operating solutions built on Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience developing and deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC), utilizing continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, and leveraging automation platforms such as Ansible or Azure Functions
• Understanding of Federal Government application, server, and network security requirements such as NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA
• Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, aided by strong written and verbal communication skills
• Current IAT Level II (or higher) Certification such as Security + or CISSP

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence
• Experience designing, developing, delivering and maintaining IT systems for DISA or other DoD organizations

DISADES
External Referral Eligible
Original Posting Date: 2024-09-03While 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 $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
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.
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About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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