Site Reliability Engineer (Automation Engineer) with Security Clearance

Leidos, Inc. Job Title
Jr. Site Reliability Automation and Orchestration Engineer Duration
2-Year Contract Job Description
Join a high-visibility Department of Defense (DoD) program supporting the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), the largest IT network in the world. This role provides engineering support focused on automation, orchestration, site reliability engineering (SRE), release management, implementation, migration, and training.

Key Responsibilities

• Support continuous development, continuous integration, and site reliability engineering initiatives.
• Automate routine operational tasks, software updates, and system processes.
• Develop, document, and maintain functional, integration, security, load, and stress testing procedures.
• Create and implement automated acceptance, integration, and regression testing approaches.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy Ansible playbooks and roles from non-production to production environments.
• Participate in release management process development, including procedures, policies, planning, and scheduling.
• Manage and maintain release management documentation and schedules.
• Conduct site surveys to assess hardware, software, dependencies, and release package requirements.
• Develop and maintain work instructions for automation and orchestration processes.
• Deliver training and knowledge transfer when significant technological changes are introduced.

Required Skills

• 5 years’ hands on IT experience o 2-3 years as a Systems Admin
• 1–2 years of hands-on site engineering automation experience.
• Experience with: o Automation and orchestration o Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) o Azure and Azure DevOps o Ansible o Python and/or PowerShell scripting o CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab o Automated script design, coding, debugging, and maintenance o Test automation o Windows environments
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively within a distributed team environment.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to thrive in an innovation-driven culture.
• Must be able to support program execution in classified environments and access SIPRNet from an NMCI location on short notice. • IAT Level II Baseline Certification: o Security+ CE o CySA+ o SSCP o GSEC o GICSP o CND o CCNA Security • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen. Shifts Available
• Monday through Friday
• Day shift
• Start time between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM Potential Work Locations:
• San Diego, CA
• Bremerton, WA
• Norfolk, VA Workplace Type

On-Site Interview Information

• One-step interview process Business Challenge
• Supporting transportation-related open billets on the SMIT program.

Additional Qualifications Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as: o Terraform o Ansible o CloudFormation
• Experience automating test environments.
• ITIL v4 certification, Scrum Master certification, Agile SAFe certification, or equivalent practical experience. Work Environment
• Join a highly collaborative team supporting the Navy’s SMIT program.
• Opportunity for long-term growth and advancement throughout the duration of the contract.
• Ideal candidates are self-motivated professionals with hands-on engineering and testing experience in virtualized and/or on-premises environments.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code environments, automated patching, automated system configuration management, DevOps pipelines, network orchestration, release scaling, and cloud or on-premises operations is highly valued.
• Work is performed in a professional engineering-focused environment with significant exposure to automation, testing, and operational excellence initiatives.