Platform Operations Engineer

Leidos is excited to present an opportunity for a TS/SCI‑cleared Platform Operations Engineer to join a high‑impact team driving the design, development, and deployment of a modern technology stack supporting the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). This role directly supports our customer’s mission to centralize and standardize the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise.You’ll be part of a mission‑focused, solutions‑oriented team that values inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and continuous professional growth. While the majority of work is performed on‑site at our customer location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule, and some tasks may be completed remotely.As a Platform Operations Engineer you will work with a team to ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of a full stack, containerized microservices platform. You also will partner with a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers, developers, integrators, and system administrators in the following areas:System Reliability & Performance — Ensuring uptime, performance, and capacity planning for a large scale big data production platform with a microservice architecture running on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and technologies such as Java, Python, React, and low code tools like AppianMonitoring & Observability — Leveraging monitoring tools to proactively detect and resolve issuesIncident Response — Leading triage, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and post incident reviewsSLIs & SLOs — Defining and tracking reliability metricsSAFe Agile — Participating in release planning, scrums, design sessions, bug triage, and cross team coordinationYou bring enthusiasm, the ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience, and meet the following qualifications:BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master’s; additional experience may substitute for a degreeActive TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraphAt least one DoD 8570.01 M IAT Level II+ certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate))Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certificationExperience with Kubernetes, GitLab pipelines, Linux, and containerized environmentsExperience supporting enterprise scale production systemsExperience with cloud services (preferably AWS) and cloud infrastructureFamiliarity with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Logstash, Kibana, and KeycloakDemonstrated success in cross functional coordination and executionStrong communication skills and the ability to perform under pressure during incidentsYou will stand out even more if you bring:Experience with Agile methodologiesExperience with creating customized dashboards to track SLIs and other key performance indicatorsDevelopment experience (Bash, PowerShell, SALT, Python, Groovy, Java, etc.)Experience with Appian or other low‑code platformsExperience with technologies such as Kafka, AMQP/JMS, Prometheus/Grafana, GPU‑based Kubernetes, SALT automation, Nexus, or GraphQLKnowledge of security best practices (authN/Z, secrets management, data protection)Infrastructure‑as‑code experience (CloudFormation, Terraform, Pulumi)AWS cloud certifications#NMECDTP-ALL#ASBAIf 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:July 29, 2026For 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.Pay Range:Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The 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.SummaryLocation: Bethesda, MDType: Full time