Senior Cloud Engineer
Senior Cloud Engineer
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$ 126100 - 227950
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Job Description
At Leidos were more than a technology companywere a trusted partner pioneering the future of defense and intelligence. Our diverse teams of innovators unite around a common mission: empowering our customers to succeed in their most critical operations. Guided by integrity committed to our communities and driven to build a sustainable future we deliver solutions that make a real impact.
Within our Digital Modernization sector were leading the charge in next-generation technologydesigning advanced capabilities in cyber defense logistics optimization security operations and decision intelligence. These are the mission-critical systems that keep our nation secure and resilient.
Were seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join us at the U.S. Coast Guard C5ISC in Alexandria this hands-on role youll design and lead transformative cloud initiatives that power critical Coast Guard operations. Leveraging deep expertise in AWS Azure and Python youll architect scalable cloud-native solutions guide development efforts and ensure best practices across architecture deployment and securitywhile mentoring and driving innovation that directly strengthens national security.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design and develop scalable resilient and secure cloud solutions across AWS Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
- Establish technical excellence by creating reference architectures design patterns and standards for cloud implementations.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to development teams on cloud-native application design deployment and best practices.
- Evaluate emerging technologies to assess their potential impact and align adoption with organizational goals.
- Drive modernization initiatives including large-scale cloud migrations containerization and microservices strategies.
- Champion DevOps practices by implementing infrastructure as code automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
- Optimize cloud performance to improve reliability scalability and cost efficiency of applications and services.
- Architect secure environments by applying Zero Trust principles defense-in-depth strategies and IAM solutions.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2 HIPAA PCI-DSS) and government regulations.
- Conduct security assessments to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with operations development security and product teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Engage stakeholders to gather requirements translate needs into technical solutions and present recommendations to leadership.
- Facilitate customer onboarding by implementing consistent pathways for cloud adoption and smooth transitions.
- Maintain documentation of architectures standards and implementation methodologies for organizational knowledge sharing.
Basic Qualification:
- Requires BS and 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 years of prior relevant experience additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
- Minimum 6 year of Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365 SharePoint Azure AD AWS)
- Hands-on experience administering Windows Server environments including creation configuration upgrades migrations and patching.
- Strong knowledge of Active Directory Azure AD SAML and related standards procedures and processes.
- Proficient with cloud platforms and tools: AWS Console Azure Elastic Ansible Jira Confluence Git Bitbucket and various SaaS offerings.
- Experience onboarding and integrating customer log data from AWS and Azure to on-premises or cloud-based analysis platforms such as Elastic or Splunk.
- Skilled in supporting AWS cloud-hosted applications including deployments patches security checks maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Ability to develop optimize and document administrative processes including standard operating procedures (SOPs) and operational workflows.
- Collaborates with SMEs and security teams to define and implement secure cloud architectures.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to varied audiences.
- Eligible to obtain an Entry of Duty (EOD) Public Trust.
- Performs operational and day-to-day administrative support including issue troubleshooting change management and problem resolution.
- Clearance: This position requires candidates to have TS/SCI
- Must at a minimum have one of these certifications: MCSE (Server) Certified AWS SysAdmin AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner AWS Certified Developer AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Dev/Associate) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer AWS Certified Advanced Networking AWS Certified Security Azure Developer Associate Azure Solutions Architect
At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.
If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.
Original Posting:
September 5 2025For 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 $126100.00 - $227950.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
