The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a DevOps Intern to work in our Reston, VA office. In this role, the intern will support the Business Area Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in executing Leidos Technology strategy and support the alignment of corporate technology capabilities to customer goals.

Primary Responsibilities

Support open-source and COTS tools to manage infrastructure via code, designing reusable infrastructure components for scalable, highly-available, secure architectures for container-based applications.Provide input and support to maintain alignments with best practices and recommending system improvements while overseeing the automated deployment, roll-back, and monitoring of applications into software development, test, and production environment.Support development of automated CI/CD build/deployment pipelines using GitLab, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Docker/Podman, Rancher and Fleet.Knowledge and ability to work with various Cloud services (e.g., AWS or Azure)Learn and apply DevOps knowledge to support congruence of the various infrastructure, software, configurations, and interfaces maintained under configuration control.Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums; communicating and collaborating frequently with teammates to support successful completion of project objectives.Assist in troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.Ability to proactively and independently identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks – and collaborate with Agile team members to report issues and recommend mitigation ideas

Basic Qualifications

Currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college/university in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar field.US citizenship required.Knowledge and/or experience performing DevOps activities in a professional capacity.Knowledge and understanding of DevOps trends and technologies.Knowledge and/or experience of Git and development workflows in GitLab, Bitbucket or an equivalent tool.Knowledge and/or experience designing, building, and deploying DevOps pipelines with GitLab, Jenkins, or equivalent tools.Knowledge and/or experience designing and implementing application deployment pipelines and developing software in a containerized environment with Kubernetes and Docker.Knowledge and/or experience with Kubernetes application deployment/management tools such as Helm.Knowledge and/or experience of full software lifecycle automation experience (design, development, test, deployment), including deployment to a production environment.Knowledge and/or experience with automated provisioning and configuration tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, Ansible or similar technologies.Knowledge and/or experience integrating code review systems into the SCM process.Knowledge and/or experience with Linux and Windows operating systems, network administration, and networking protocols/functions (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, DNS, Routing, Proxies.)Knowledge and/or experience working with Agile software development teams and implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery practices. Knowledge and/or experience problem solving and analysis skills, including the ability to logically create structure and order from unstructured inputs.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge and/or experience with GitOps tools such as Rancher/Fleet or ArgoCDKnowledge and/or experience building Kubernetes clusters with kind, K3S, RKE2

Original Posting Date:2025-01-27

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 $46,800.00 - $84,600.00

The 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.