Deputy Systems Engineering Lead Position Available In St. Louis, Missouri

Deputy Systems Engineering Lead
Fenton, MO – $104,650 – $189,175 Full Time Posted by:

Leidos Posted:

Wednesday, 25 June 2025 Leidos is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer or Architect to join our team responsible for the integration, operations, and sustainment of various operational and in-development systems. The candidate for this position will help lead the Systems Engineering and Architecture team at the program level, supporting Windows-based, Linux-based, and containerized multi-tenant environments. The candidate’s responsibilities will include defining and coordinating technical implementation standards, assisting team and program leadership on technical runway by identifying use cases/gaps in existing implementation, driving implementation of new capabilities, and leading the team made up of engineers and architects by helping define tasks, priorities, and reporting on status.

Primary Responsibilities:

The primary duties will be to lead the SE/ARCH team and drive innovation and improvement across the program Provide technical guidance for all capabilities/microservices Develop and disseminate technical roadmap for the program Support Developer testing in the environment Create and maintain processes associated with the SE/ARCH team Engage with Program, Customer and DevOps tool providers/technical stakeholders on existing practices and document gaps/use cases Provide hands-on technical analysis and implementation support for service expansion and implementation standardization Define, plan and prioritize epics, features, stories and bugs. Act as primary POC for internal stakeholders and coordinate TEMs as needed

Basic Qualifications:

Must possess an active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI with Polygraph post hire. BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills Experience with GITLAB functionality, metrics, error codes and scripting Experience using AWS services/technologies (eg CloudFormation, S3, EKS, ECS) Experience using and leveraging AWS Roles and Policies (IAM) as part of CI/CD pipeline standardization Experience with AWS Serverless architectures (lambda, API gateway) as well as scaling standards and practices Experience with cloud-based architectures (IaaS, PaaS), including data-workflows and interactivity with DevOps toolsets Understanding of DevSecOps methodologies and workflow Direct experience developing and managing CI/CD pipelines Knowledge of SW Development and SW Sustainment Practices Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code concepts and enabling COTS Products (Packer, Terraform) Team Collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)

Preferred Qualifications:

Direct experience with GitLab CI/CD implementation in a multi-tenant approach Direct implementation experience with development of AWS Lambda functions, AWS

EKS, AWS ECS

Experience with troubleshooting, configuring, and deploying containerized solutions AWS certification (eg DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect) Linux certifications Experience with ArcGIS Server deployment/integration Direct experience in use case, features, and systems engineering documentation development DoD 8570 Certification (Security+) SAFe Agile Standards and Technical Runway feature development Scrum master, product owner, RTE, or team lead experience

Original Posting:

May 30, 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 $104,650.00 – $189,175.00 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. Location Fenton, MO, United States of America
Industry IT
Rate $104,650 – $189,175
Employment Agency Leidos
Contact Reference JS24446_12586_R-00160127-OTHLOC-PL-2D2605-48BAD81A248A58B3F358DCA7495142C1
Posted Date 6/25/2025 7:49:44 PM