Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Leidos

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About The Position

The Health and Services Operation of Leidos is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to support our NIH (National Institutes of Health) client in Bethesda, MD in architecting, securing, and operating enterprise AWS networking environments supporting mission-critical NIH systems. This role requires deep AWS expertise combined with strong working knowledge of federal cybersecurity mandates, compliance frameworks, and zero trust architecture principles. Candidates MUST: US Citizen or Green Card holder with the ability obtain and maintain HHS Public Trust clearance Be currently located in the UNITED STATES for the CURRENT three consecutive years

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant work experience of managing and designing AWS-based network for large, enterprise level systems
• Expert level experience working in AWS (VPC, VPN Gateways, EC2 Instances, Route53) and deep understanding on AWS network architecture, AWS concepts, API’s, HTTP protocol and its extensions (SOAP, REST, etc.)
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash) skills and knowledge of AWS Lambda
• Expertise in designing and implementing VPCs, VPC routing, and VPC security for enterprise systems
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in a highly collaborative environment
• Proven in-depth, hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum/Lean software development methods
• Proven experience preparing and presenting technical documentation to various audiences
• Ability to work on multiple assignments in parallel, balancing time and schedule based on the business priorities of the organization
• US Citizen or Green Card holder with the ability obtain and maintain HHS Public Trust clearance
• Be currently located in the UNITED STATES for the CURRENT three consecutive years
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in a System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Advanced Networking Certification

Responsibilities

• Provide AWS network administration, security, configuration management, and maintenance of multiple VPC’s, Security Groups, Load Balancers, Web Application Firewalls, and related cloud-based network architecture for a custom-build enterprise system
• Implement network configuration changes using Infrastructure-as-a-Service model, develop network designs and implement cloud security best practices
• Maintain and ensure the ongoing stability and continuous operations of internal and external connections, including Direct Connect (DX)
• Harden cloud networking environments to ensure compliance with FedRAMP Moderate/High, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) requirements
• Provide technical expertise in all areas of network and software interconnection and interfacing, such as ALB’s, NLB’s, Security Groups, gateways, etc.
• Perform requirements gathering, gap analysis, technical studies, risk assessments and vendor selection for cloud networking projects and system enhancements
• Collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Systems Engineering teams to ensure compliance and performance
• Participate in a 24x7 365 days a year on-call rotation for Production systems, investigate, mitigate and resolve network related issues in accordance with SLA’s
• Maintain processes and technical documentation, network diagrams, etc.

Benefits

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• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees