Senior Platform Engineer
Company: Leidos
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
This position is for a Platform Engineer for a technical
development program supporting the Sponsor’s IdAM/ICAM programs
located on a secure network. As a Platform Engineer on this
program, you will design, develop, and implement reliable, robust,
and resilient systems used by software development teams.
Demonstratable, working experience with automation tools (e.g.,
Ansible, Terraform, GitHub Actions), Kubernetes, containers, or
serverless is strongly preferred. The Platform Engineer will work
with a large team of developers, software engineers, cybersecurity
engineers, database administrators, and system architects.
Applicants for this position are expected to have significant,
hands-on systems engineering experience. Primary Responsibilities
This role delivers an innovative product, service, or a combination
of products and services that address a customer’s specific
requirements Support the development of enterprise software
solutions within the customer’s cloud environments. This role
provides execution guidance and practical engineering support to
mission teams Required Qualifications Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
BS degree and 8 years' experience. Additional experience in lieu of
degree. Must have experience with cloud providers such as AWS
Experience in Platform engineering Excellent oral and written
communications skills Working with the team’s security engineer to
address and mitigate security findings stemming from system
security scans Performing regular maintenance of cloud
infrastructure resources, to include patching, configuration,
upgrading as needed Experience interacting with cross functional
project teams including Software Development System Engineering,
Security Compliance, and Quality Assurance Desired Qualifications
Demonstratable working experience with automation tools such as
Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Packer
Demonstratable working experience with containers (i.e.,
Docker/Podman) or their orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
Demonstratable working experience with serverless platforms (e.g.,
AWS Lambda) Experience with security accreditation process
Experience working in Agile, SAFe, and Scrum environments If you're
looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink,
outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands
it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who
disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history.
We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else
dares. Original Posting: October 8, 2025 For U.S. Positions: 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00 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.
Keywords: Leidos, Reston , Senior Platform Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Chantilly, Virginia
