This position is for a Platform Engineer for a technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s IdAM/ICAM programs located on a secure network. As a Platform Engineer on this program, you will design, develop, and implement reliable, robust, and resilient systems used by software development teams. Demonstratable, working experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, GitHub Actions), Kubernetes, containers, or serverless is strongly preferred. The Platform Engineer will work with a large team of developers, software engineers, cybersecurity engineers, database administrators, and system architects.
*** Applicants for this position are expected to have significant, hands-on systems engineering experience. ***
Primary Responsibilities
- This role delivers an innovative product, service, or a combination of products and services that address a customer’s specific requirements
- Support the development of enterprise software solutions within the customer’s cloud environments.
- This role provides execution guidance and practical engineering support to mission teams
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- BS degree and 8+ years' experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Must have experience with cloud providers such as AWS
- Experience in Platform engineering
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Working with the team’s security engineer to address and mitigate security findings stemming from system security scans
- Performing regular maintenance of cloud infrastructure resources, to include patching, configuration, upgrading as needed
- Experience interacting with cross functional project teams including Software Development System Engineering, Security Compliance, and Quality Assurance
Desired Qualifications
- Demonstratable working experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Packer
- Demonstratable working experience with containers (i.e., Docker/Podman) or their orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
- Demonstratable working experience with serverless platforms (e.g., AWS Lambda)
- Experience with security accreditation process
- Experience working in Agile, SAFe, and Scrum environments
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
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Original Posting:October 8, 2025For U.S. Positions: While 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.
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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What We Do
We Are Leidos
For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world.
OUR MISSION
Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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