DevOps Engineer

Post Date

Mar 31, 2026

Location

Windsor Mill,
Maryland

ZIP/Postal Code

21244
US
May 31, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

BAL-927f8eb7-9553-4313-9410-f627e7288b82

Pay Rate

$57 - $71 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Job Description

The CMS Division of Civilian Health Solutions (CHS) at Leidos currently has an opening for a

DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in AWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD automation to support the Managed Infrastructure Service Provider (MiSP) program mission. We are seeking a seasoned professional with a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps processes, best practices, and their application in the Federal Health IT space. The ideal candidate will design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure while improving automation, monitoring, and security. This role requires hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines, provisioning infrastructure using Terraform, and supporting event-driven AWS architecture.





Primary Responsibilities

List daily duties and/or specific job responsibilities.



Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure in AWS.
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to manage cloud resources.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with DevOps best practices and project goals.
Monitor system performance, availability, and security, and implement improvements as needed.
Support event-driven AWS architectures, including Lambda, API Gateway, and other serverless services.


Design and Implement Cloud monitoring solutions, create dashboards providing observability and ensure security.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
Document processes, configurations, and workflows to ensure operational excellence.

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Required Skills & Experience

Basic Qualifications

Must have 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering
Experience provisioning and managing AWS resources, including:
Amazon S3
AWS Lambda
Amazon SQS
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon EventBridge
Amazon VPC
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
AWS Step Functions
AWS Transfer Family for secure SFTP-based file transfer integrations.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and architecture.
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
Proficiency with Git-based version control systems (GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket).
Experience with event-driven and serverless architectures on AWS.
Strong knowledge of networking concepts including VPC, subnets, routing, NAT gateways, and security groups.
Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks.
Experience with CloudWatch
Expertise in optimizing cloud resources for cost efficiency and performance.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Master’s degree in science, technical, or engineering discipline.
AWS Associate Certification (Developer, Solution Architect, or Sys Ops Administrator)
AWS Professional Certification (DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect)
Demonstrated experience in container orchestration using Docker, Vagrant, Kubernetes, or AWS ECS/ECR
Demonstrated experience with Languages including Java, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, and Unix shell Scripting
Demonstrated experience with Ansible, or Puppet.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.