Data Scientist Cloud - SME

Leidos • Fort Meade, MD

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About The Position

As the Cloud SME, you will be the primary architect for USCYBERCOM’s hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and MilCloud. You will design the secure infrastructure hosting Cyber Operations Integrated Planning (COIP) tools and the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture (JCWA), with a focus on high availability, rapid scalability, and security for global mission sets.

The role leads cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, cloud security, AI/ML infrastructure support, cost optimization, and the technical engineering and documentation needed to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) for cloud services and mission applications.

Requirements

• 12 or more years of experience in IT or engineering.
• At least 6 years of dedicated experience architecting DoD or Intelligence Community cloud environments.
• Deep expertise in AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government.
• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, EKS, or AKS for orchestrating microservices.
• Proficiency building CI/CD pipelines that integrate automated security scanning, including SAST and DAST.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, or a related field.
• IAT Level III certification, such as CISSP, CASP+, or CISM, per DoD 8570/8140.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise architecting and maintaining hybrid-cloud connectivity, such as AWS Direct Connect or Azure ExpressRoute, between on-premises DoD data centers and GovCloud environments while meeting low-latency and high-security requirements.
• Experience prototyping edge-cloud capabilities and tactical cloud nodes for forward-deployed Cyber Mission Teams in disconnected or bandwidth-constrained environments.
• Proven ability to lead complex cloud migrations, moving legacy mission tools from on-premises hardware to scalable serverless or containerized architectures.
• Technical familiarity with secure data transfers and service orchestration across classification levels, including NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS.
• Credentials such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of large-scale cloud architectures for Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) and Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) mission enclaves.
• Drive automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to make environments repeatable, auditable, and disposable.
• Implement Zero Trust Architecture in cloud environments, including identity-based access (ICAM) and micro-segmentation of mission data.
• Partner with the AI SME to architect specialized GPU-compute clusters and high-speed storage for large-scale data processing and model inference.
• Provide FinOps guidance to optimize cloud spending while maintaining burst capacity for active cyber engagements.
• Lead technical documentation and engineering efforts to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) for new cloud services and custom-built mission applications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior