Senior Cloud Engineer

Leidos•Reston, VA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to join its Mission Enablement Center (MDEC) Cloud Engineering Team in Reston, Virginia. This hybrid, customer-facing role supports multiple federal and Department of Defense programs, including InSight Mission Cloud, by developing secure, scalable, and repeatable cloud solutions. The engineer will present and demonstrate Leidos cloud platforms, facilitate technical exchange meetings, and provide engineering updates to leadership and external customers. The role involves hands-on cloud engineering, Infrastructure as Code, automation, DevSecOps, cloud operations, complex troubleshooting, collaboration across teams, management of multiple priorities, and mentoring junior engineers. The position primarily supports AWS and Azure, with additional support for OCI and GCP. The engineer designs and sustains cloud and hybrid infrastructure; develops reusable automation; deploys and maintains containers and Kubernetes platforms; builds and supports CI/CD pipelines; implements security and compliance controls; supports operations, migrations, modernization, monitoring, and documentation; and contributes technical leadership across programs. The role requires residence within commuting distance of Reston and the ability to work a hybrid schedule. Candidates must hold an active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility before the start date, or an active TS/SCI clearance, and meet additional program access requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and 6+ years of experience; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
5+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, administering, and supporting cloud infrastructure.
Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure, including hands-on engineering in at least one platform and working knowledge of a second cloud platform.
Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or equivalent tools.
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud-managed container platforms such as EKS or AKS.
Strong understanding of cloud networking, including VPCs, VNets, subnets, routing, firewalls, security groups, load balancers, and VPN connectivity.
Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux and Windows Server environments.
Experience scripting and automating tasks using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages.
Understanding of cloud security, IAM, vulnerability management, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, networking, and platform issues in operational environments.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and support multiple engineering efforts.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience working with customers, engineers, and technical leadership.
Must reside within commuting distance of Reston, Virginia, and be able to support a hybrid work schedule.
Active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility prior to the start date, or active TS/SCI clearance.
Ability to meet additional security and access requirements associated with assigned programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal government cloud environments.
Hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, OCI Government, or other regulated cloud environments.
Experience supporting DoD Impact Levels IL4, IL5, or IL6.
Experience with multi-cloud environments, shared cloud services, cloud landing zones, and managed cloud offerings.
Experience with cloud migration, application modernization, and hybrid cloud architectures.
Familiarity with Risk Management Framework (RMF), Authority to Operate (ATO), NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and DISA STIG requirements.
Experience with security and vulnerability management tools such as Tenable, Splunk, Prisma Cloud, or equivalent solutions.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code security scanning, configuration compliance, and automated remediation.
Relevant cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS SysOps Administrator, Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
Security+ CE, CISSP, or other relevant DoD 8140-aligned certifications.
Experience mentoring junior engineers and serving as a technical lead on cloud engineering efforts.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, configure, and sustain secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure, primarily in AWS and Azure, with additional support for OCI and GCP.
Develop and maintain reusable Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, and other automation solutions for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and repeatable deployments.
Deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain containerized applications and orchestration platforms, including Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and Azure AKS.
Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot automated build and deployment pipelines using GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and related technologies.
Implement secure cloud configurations, identity and access controls, encryption, vulnerability remediation, and automated security scanning aligned with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, DoD STIGs, and applicable federal requirements.
Support day-to-day operations, patching, monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis across mission-critical cloud environments.
Support application migrations, cloud landing zones, infrastructure modernization, virtualization, and hybrid cloud integration.
Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and related enterprise tools.
Develop architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, automation scripts, operational runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, participate in engineering reviews, support complex troubleshooting, and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
Collaborate with MDEC engineers, program teams, customers, and vendors to deliver technical solutions across federal and DoD programs; facilitate stakeholder communication and lead engineering discussions.
Present and demonstrate Leidos cloud platforms, facilitate technical exchange meetings, and provide engineering updates to leadership and external customers.