Posted:
3/2/2026, 11:02:42 AM
Location(s):
Reston, Virginia, United States ⋅ Morgantown, West Virginia, United States ⋅ Virginia, United States ⋅ West Virginia, United States
Experience Level(s):
Internship
Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
On-site
Leidos is seeking an intern DevOps Engineer in Morgantown, WV or Reston, VA for Summer 2026. This position is full-time, onsite for 3 months.
Come put your DevOps skills into action! The Leidos Software Accelerator has openings for talented DevOps Engineers. In this role, you will join dynamic Agile software teams that are singularly focused on providing world-class solutions to our customers in an exciting, collaborative, and inclusive atmosphere. You will be intellectually challenged and provided with a tremendous opportunity for growth in a customer-facing, fast-paced, and fun environment.
Key Responsibilities
The DevOps Engineer Intern will help support and enable the continuous integration and continuous delivery of our diverse suite of software products by applying best practices for infrastructure provisioning, configuration and automated software deployments. You will leverage open-source and fit-for-purpose tools to manage private and public cloud infrastructures via code, designing reusable infrastructure components for scalable, highly available, secure architectures for cloud-based applications. You will continually evaluate and apply best practices to facilitate continuous improvement that can be applied across teams.
Required Qualifications
Ongoing studies within a Bachelor’s program in Computer Science or similar field with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Familiarity with Agile and DevSecOps concepts and best practices.
Fundamental background with software design patterns and programming languages.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Self-starter who can work independently while possessing the communication skills to work effectively with software development teams and customers.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to obtain U.S. DoD Secret security clearance.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems, network administration, and networking protocols/functions (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, SMTP, DNS).
Experience provisioning and managing resources within IaaS/Cloud infrastructures (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, etc.).
Experience with container technologies such as Docker and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
Experience with GitOps tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, Ansible or similar technologies.
Professional cybersecurity certification such as Security+, or similar.
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.
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.
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.
Website: https://www.leidos.com/
Headquarter Location: Reston, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1969
IPO Status: Public
Industries: Computer ⋅ Government ⋅ Information Services ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ National Security ⋅ Software