Leidos

Chief Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $154,050 - $278,475 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead cross functional teams development and implementation of scalable cloud-native solutions
  • Ensure best practices across architecture, development, deployment, and security
  • Responsible for the overall integrity, quality, and completeness of technical work performed and associated deliverables
  • Apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems lifecycle phases
  • Interact with the Government regarding Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues, or conflicts
  • Mentor, guide and supervise teams for related activities
  • Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes

Requirements

  • Bachelors and fifteen (15) years or more of experience
  • Masters and twelve (12) years or more of experience
  • Active Secret clearance at a minimum required to start
  • US citizenship required
  • Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
  • Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and practices
  • Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum and/or Kanban
  • Strong knowledge of security principles, including threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and encryption techniques
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Argo CD)
  • Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Must have experience working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, Bash, Go)
Benefits
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud-native solutionssystems engineering principlessecurity principlesthreat modelingvulnerability assessmentsencryption techniquesprogramming languagesscripting languagesCI/CD toolsDevSecOps principles
Soft Skills
mentoringguidingsupervisingdocumentationcommunicationcross-functional collaborationfacilitationstakeholder engagementproblem-solvingteamwork
Certifications
CompTIA Security+IAT-2