DevOps Engineer
00100 LEIDOS, INC. · 3898 Omaha, NE
$69,550–$125,725from the description
Jun 30, 2026
3898 Omaha, NE
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A DevOps Engineer role focused on modernizing software systems for a defense-sector operation, primarily on-site in Omaha, NE with some remote flexibility. Day-to-day work centers on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI, managing containerized deployments with Kubernetes, Docker/Podman, and Helm, and supporting automated deployment across development, test, and production environments. A DoD Secret clearance is required, with a preference for an active Top Secret.
Mid level · 2+ years · Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $127,974 (middle half $102,322–$140,166). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is primarily on-site in Omaha, NE with up to 25% work-from-home; it does not qualify as fully remote.
The Basic Qualifications gate on an active DoD Secret clearance ('Requires an active DoD Secret clearance'), while the Preferred Qualifications list an active Top Secret clearance as a plus — the clearance requirement is set to Secret accordingly.
Degree requirement is effectively None: the JD explicitly states 'Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree,' making the Bachelor's/Master's substitutable.
Total years minimum is 2, derived from the '2+ years of experience' path with a Bachelor's degree (the lowest stated threshold).
Ansible and Helm/Kustomize appear in the primary responsibilities narrative alongside required container tools; they are listed as deployment strategy contributors rather than in a hard-gated requirements block, so they are marked preferred.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role writes CI/CD pipeline code and automates deployments (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers), but also has a strong infrastructure operations and configuration management flavor (15-1244). The pipeline-building and software deployment automation work tips the balance to 15-1252.
The pay range ($69,550–$125,725/year) is described as a general guideline and not a guaranteed salary.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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