Cloud Engineering Lead

Leidos•Odenton, MD

5d•$131,300 - $237,350•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineering Lead to join their Defense Enclave Services (DES) team. This role will support a significant digital modernization program for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Fourth Estate Agencies. The Senior Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, configuring, and deploying IaaS/PaaS and SaaS services within the Azure Cloud to meet end-user requirements. The position involves supporting multiple engineering projects focused on modernizing the DoD Environment, including migrating applications from on-premise to the cloud and implementing zero-trust network initiatives. Engineering tasks will encompass the design, deployment, testing, and migration of developed solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience.
Experience managing teams of engineers, including mentoring and fostering communication and collaboration.
Expertise in designing, deploying, and operating solutions built on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Experience with Identity Access Management (IDAM), AzureAD, and modern ICAM solutions like CyberArk or Okta.
Experience developing and deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC), utilizing continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, and leveraging automation platforms such as Ansible or Azure Functions.
Understanding of Federal Government application, server, and network security requirements such as NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA.
Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Current IAT Level II (or higher) Certification such as Security+ or CISSP.
Active SECRET or above DoD clearance.
US Citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Recognized cloud certification, such as Microsoft Azure Associate Administrator.
Familiarity with the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

Provide thought leadership and mentoring to a team of cloud engineers.
Collaborate frequently with other technical team leads and solutions engineers.
Design and deploy system architecture for IaaS/PaaS/SaaS services in the Azure Cloud as code.
Provide input to the design of the enterprise’s cloud and mission architecture.
Evaluate and support application architectures across platforms to ensure alignment with cloud and application modernization strategies, capabilities, and requirements.
Continuously identify opportunities for improvement, including innovations to enhance user experience, improve efficiencies, and reduce sustainment costs.
Enforce security best practices and guidelines, utilizing knowledge of security policies, network security, and data security.
Initiate frequent interactions with the team of cloud engineers to identify areas for improvement and facilitate their career growth, including participation in annual performance reviews.
Scale cloud solutions and migrate data center capabilities to the cloud to support Fourth Estate Networks and Users, serving approximately 400,000 users.