Automation Engineering Lead

DescriptionLeidos 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

DISADESExternal Referral EligibleOriginal 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 - $220,900.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.#RemoteREQNUMBER: R-00142903All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.