Azure Cloud Security Engineeer

Help secure mission-critical cloud environments supporting U.S. Army cyber defense.

Leidos is seeking an Azure Cloud Security Engineer to design secure automate and sustain Azure Government cloud services supporting the U.S. Army C5ISR Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP).

In this role you will strengthen cloud security improve operational reliability and support the onboarding of Department of Defense (DoD) subscribers. Youll work with cloud engineers cybersecurity professionals and mission partners to integrate security capabilities automate infrastructure troubleshoot complex issues and protect critical defense networks.

If you enjoy hands-on cloud engineering solving complex technical challenges and supporting a mission that matters we encourage you to apply.

Location: Hybrid - Adelphi MD (3 days onsite)

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship with an Active Secret clearance to start. Must be eligible to obtain up to TS/SCI.

• Engineer secure and maintain Azure Government cloud infrastructure supporting CSSP operations and subscriber onboarding.
• Integrate and troubleshoot cloud logging monitoring and security services across Azure and other cloud platforms including GCP and Oracle.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Python Azure Bicep ARM templates and scripting tools.
• Support Authority to Operate (ATO) and operational maintenance (O&M) activities including patching vulnerability remediation configuration management and security compliance.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure networking connectivity operating system and security issues.
• Collaborate with subscribers and cross-functional teams to implement secure scalable and reliable cloud solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation architecture diagrams runbooks and operational procedures.

• Bachelors degree with 8 years of relevant experience or a Masters degree with 6 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Hands-on experience engineering administering or supporting Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of cloud networking routing DNS TLS/SSL certificates firewalls security groups and private connectivity.
• Experience with production cloud operations patching incident resolution change management and technical documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills including experience working with technical teams and customers.
• Ability to meet applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements at the start of employment and obtain required CSSP and Computing Environment certifications within 90 days as applicable.

• Experience with Azure Government DoD Impact Levels (IL4/IL5/IL6) or other government cloud environments.
• Experience with cloud security tools including Elastic Stack Tenable endpoint security solutions and cloud-native logging and monitoring.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation experience using Terraform Ansible Azure Bicep Python PowerShell or Bash.
• Familiarity with Risk Management Framework (RMF) ATO processes DISA STIGs/SRGs vulnerability management and continuous monitoring.
• Experience with Docker Kubernetes container security and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Git Bitbucket or similar version control tools.
• Experience with Jira Confluence ServiceNow Salesforce or similar enterprise tools.
• Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104 AZ-500 or AZ-305.
• Linux certifications such as RHCSA or CompTIA Linux.

Adelphi Maryland (Hybrid)

• Preferred location: Adelphi MD with onsite presence at least three days per week.
• Remote work may be considered for highly qualified candidates based on technical expertise experience and program requirements.

• Active Secret security clearance required to start.
• Must be eligible to obtain TS/SCI access based on program requirements.

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