Leidos

Senior Cloud Architect

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Base Salary

$131k - $237k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement secure government cloud architectures covering landing zones, networking, identity, storage, databases, application hosting, monitoring, and other cloud services.
  • Translate application, data, integration, performance, security, and operational requirements into scalable and supportable solutions while balancing security, reliability, performance, cost, and delivery time.
  • Build, review, test, and troubleshoot infrastructure-as-code, cloud configurations, deployment automation, identity and access controls, networking, observability, and integrations.
  • Resolve complex technical problems using logs, metrics, traces, targeted testing, and root-cause analysis.
  • Design for government authorization using reusable authorized services, inherited controls, and platform capabilities while partnering with cybersecurity and RMF teams.
  • Establish secure deployment and integration patterns covering artifact promotion, configuration management, automated validation, environment progression, APIs, data movement, and multi-enclave connectivity.
  • Create reusable infrastructure-as-code modules, reference implementations, architecture patterns, deployment templates, technical standards, runbooks, and troubleshooting guidance.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship through delivery and operations, including production readiness, observability, resiliency, recovery, rollback, supportability, and capacity and cost planning.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, with 12+ years of relevant experience; additional experience may substitute for the degree.
  • Extensive hands-on Microsoft Azure architecture and engineering experience across networking, identity and access management, PaaS services, application hosting, data services, security, monitoring, and resiliency.
  • Experience architecting and delivering production systems in U.S. Government, DoD, or similarly regulated cloud environments.
  • Strong knowledge of government cloud security and authorization requirements, including zero trust, least privilege, security boundaries, inherited controls, and DoD RMF/ATO considerations.
  • Experience with cloud landing zones, infrastructure-as-code, deployment automation, environment progression, and secure software deployment patterns.
  • Experience architecting complex integrations across cloud, enterprise, and restricted environments, including identity, data movement, network boundaries, and multi-enclave solutions.
  • Experience developing reusable cloud architecture patterns and technical standards for multiple applications, products, or engineering teams.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain the U.S. Government security clearance and privileged environment access required for assigned work.
  • Preferred experience with classified government cloud environments, including SIPR or equivalent.
  • Preferred deep experience with Azure PaaS and data services, including Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, API Management, Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, and Microsoft Entra ID.
  • Preferred experience with enterprise data, knowledge graph, analytics, or AI-enabled platforms in secure cloud environments.
  • Preferred experience establishing cloud governance and FinOps practices across multiple subscriptions, products, or programs.
  • Advanced Microsoft Azure architecture or security certifications are preferred.

Benefits

  • The stated pay range is $131,300.00-$237,350.00 annually.
  • This is a U.S. position and requires the ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance and privileged environment access.

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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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