Leidos

Senior Cloud Engineer

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2 days ago
Reston, VA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$108k - $195k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, configure, and sustain secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure across AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP.
  • Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code and automation using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, and related tools.
  • Deploy and maintain Docker and Kubernetes environments, including Amazon EKS and Azure AKS.
  • Build and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps.
  • Implement cloud security, identity and access controls, encryption, vulnerability remediation, and compliance controls.
  • Support cloud operations, patching, monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
  • Support cloud migrations, landing zones, infrastructure modernization, virtualization, and hybrid-cloud integration.
  • Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting with CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Splunk, Prometheus, and Grafana.
  • Create architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, automation scripts, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
  • Provide technical guidance, mentor junior engineers, lead engineering discussions, and collaborate with customers, vendors, and program teams.
  • Present and demonstrate cloud platforms and provide engineering updates to leadership and external customers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 6+ years of experience; additional relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, administering, and supporting cloud infrastructure.
  • Hands-on engineering experience with AWS and/or Azure, including working knowledge of a second cloud platform.
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or similar Infrastructure as Code tools.
  • Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or equivalent tools.
  • Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, or other cloud-managed container platforms.
  • Knowledge of cloud networking, including VPCs, VNets, subnets, routing, firewalls, security groups, load balancers, and VPN connectivity.
  • Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux and Windows Server environments.
  • Experience scripting with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages.
  • Understanding of cloud security, IAM, vulnerability management, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
  • Ability to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, and platform issues in operational environments.
  • Strong communication, independent prioritization, customer collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
  • Must reside within commuting distance of Reston, Virginia and support a hybrid work schedule.
  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility before the start date, or an active TS/SCI clearance.
  • Preferred qualifications include federal or DoD cloud experience, regulated cloud experience, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, OCI Government, DoD Impact Levels IL4-IL6, multi-cloud architectures, RMF, ATO, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, DISA STIGs, Tenable, Prisma Cloud, relevant cloud certifications, Security+ CE, CISSP, and mentoring or technical lead experience.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with regular on-site presence in Reston, Virginia and remote flexibility based on program and mission requirements.
  • Pay range is $107,900.00-$195,050.00.
  • Work supports federal and DoD mission programs and includes customer-facing technical leadership opportunities.

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSAzureBashDockerGitHub ActionsGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPowerShellPrometheusPythonSplunkTerraform

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About Leidos

10,000+ employees

Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.

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