AWS Cloud Engineer
About The Position
Leidos is hiring an AWS Cloud Engineer to support the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services (ACSS) contract. The role works in a large-scale, multi-cloud environment spanning AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud, supporting an Air Force mission to improve system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness. The engineer designs, develops, deploys, and supports scalable cloud-native solutions and applies best practices across architecture, development, operations, and security throughout the solution lifecycle, from design and testing through production deployment, sustainment, and maintenance. The position is hands-on and also provides technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers. The position is hybrid remote, with onsite work required as needed. Preferred candidates are located near Hanscom AFB in the Boston, Massachusetts area or work in Huntsville, Alabama. An active Secret clearance is required to start, and U.S. citizenship is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least 6 years of experience; additional experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
- Active Secret clearance required to start.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- CompTIA Security+ or equivalent IAT-2 certification.
- Expert-level experience designing and supporting cloud environments using AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI.
- Strong experience with infrastructure as code, automation, and DevOps/DevSecOps practices.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native application architectures.
- Advanced knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, networking, and cloud security concepts.
- Proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages, such as Python, Bash, or Go.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience in cloud operations and sustainment and performing the tasks described in the primary responsibilities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.
- Experience with Zero Trust Architecture.
- Strong customer service skills and experience in a customer-facing role.
- Strong understanding of Active Directory, AWS AD, SAML, and related standards, procedures, and processes.
- Experience with Ansible, the AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket, and cloud SaaS offerings.
- Administration experience with cloud-based applications such as MS O365, SharePoint, AWS AD, and AWS.
- Experience administering Windows Server and related services.
- Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle clouds. Examples include AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), Azure Solutions Architect (Expert), 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, and Azure Solutions Architect.
Responsibilities
- Perform AWS cloud operations, sustainment, and maintenance to enhance and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions, performance, security, and user experience.
- Develop cloud strategies and roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives and technical requirements.
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, assess their potential impact, and identify opportunities to maximize automation.
- Promote DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.
- Optimize application performance and reliability in cloud environments.
- Design, implement, and sustain secure cloud architectures using zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies.
- Support compliance with industry standards, including SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Architect, implement, and maintain cloud networking security controls, including STIG requirements; implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks.
- Facilitate customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption.
- Assess legacy systems and design modernization strategies, including containerization and microservices; develop migration methodologies that minimize disruption.
- Manage and optimize AWS environments, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, and SQL systems.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD workflows and infrastructure-as-code development using Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support DevSecOps practices.
- Containerize applications to improve scalability and deployment efficiency.
- Support the design and development of shared services.
- Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems.
- Establish and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases and ensure their performance and reliability.
- Prepare technical documentation supporting development and operational processes.
- Collaborate with development, operations, security, and product management teams.
- Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
