Leidos

Associate Chief Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $131,300 - $237,350 per year

About the role

  • Define the technical architecture for enterprise software solutions, leveraging microservices, containerization, and multi-cloud environments.
  • Evaluate, recommend, and roadmap new technologies, frameworks, and tools for seamless DevOps integration and infrastructure modernization.
  • Lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, configuration management, and secure software supply chains.
  • Guide teams through the adoption of infrastructure-as-code, cloud orchestration, and scalable delivery models.
  • Serve as principal technical advisor and liaison to executive stakeholders, presenting complex technical topics and influencing direction.
  • Develop and present technical responses, whitepapers, and architecture artifacts.
  • Chair Engineering Review Board, oversee the review of key technical deliverables, monitor technical risks, and ensure alignment with security, compliance, and quality standards.
  • Prepare and present technical status reports.
  • Support capture and proposal activities by developing technical volumes, architectures, and execution strategies for new business opportunities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, DevOps, or technical leadership.
  • Demonstrated experience architecting, deploying, and maintaining enterprise-grade DevOps solutions (automation, CI/CD, Agile, monitoring, etc.).
  • Strong technical breadth across modern software development, cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, etc.), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure automation.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams delivering robust, secure, scalable software and infrastructure in a large enterprise environment.
  • Project management experience with a track record of delivering complex technical solutions.
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both executive and technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to multitask and operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain required government security clearance.
Benefits
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
technical architecturemicroservicescontainerizationmulti-cloud environmentsDevOps integrationCI/CD pipelinesautomated testing frameworksinfrastructure-as-codecloud orchestrationenterprise-grade DevOps solutions
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationmultitaskinginfluencingpresentation skillscollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitystakeholder engagementtechnical advisory