Cloud Engineer

The Defense Sector at Leidos is looking for a Cloud Engineer to support multiple fast-paced programs across the Air Force. The Cloud Engineer will deploy maintain and scale hybrid cloud digital infrastructure for multiple Air Force customers. This position requires a fast-learning high-performing candidate with a proven history of delivering cloud solutions to customers. The ideal candidate will have experience in deploying and maintaining cloud infrastructure in Microsoft Azure cloud using DevSecOps practices and an Everything-as-Code approach. This position offers a valuable opportunity to further develop your career in cloud engineering within an Air Force program contributing to the secure and efficient delivery of service in a challenging and innovative environment. You will be a member of a team providing 24x7 monitoring and management of customer networks and will be on-call in the event of off-hours emergencies.

This position does require on-site work and the primary location is in Omaha NE. Candidates located near Lorton VA and also Oklahoma City OK will also be considered.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design deploy and manage virtual cloud infrastructures across hybrid environments in Microsoft Azure Cloud (IaaS & PaaS).
• Automate deployments and configurations using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Configuration-as-Code tools such as Terraform Ansible and ARM/BICEP templates.
• Provision maintain and scale cloud resources in Microsoft Azure in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor cloud resource utilization to ensure cost efficiency and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system application and infrastructure issues performing root cause analysis as needed.
• Ensure infrastructure meets security compliance and operational standards within a DevSecOps framework.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and integrate infrastructure automation into the development lifecycle.
• Implement and manage containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes for microservices architectures.
• Configure and maintain monitoring tools to ensure system and application availability and performance.
• Identify and implement optimizations to improve efficiency reduce latency and enhance system uptime.
• Apply security best practices including identity and access management (IAM) network segmentation and encryption to protect hybrid cloud infrastructures.
• Assist in audits and compliance initiatives (e.g. RMF NIST ISO 27001).
• Provide Tier-2/3 support for escalated issues working closely with internal teams and external vendors.
• Document procedures configurations and troubleshooting steps to enhance knowledge sharing.

Basic Qualifications:

• US Citizen with at least an active Top Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain a SCI prior to your start date.
• Bachelors degree with 4 years of experience or a Masters degree with 2 years of experience. Additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Must have a DoD 8140 Intermediate certification (Security CE or equivalent) (formerly DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification).
• Intermediate Azure Certifications such as AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate or similar certifications from other Cloud Service Providers.
• Proficiency in virtualization technologies including VMware Hyper-V and OpenStack.
• Proficiency in public cloud platforms such as AWS Azure Google Cloud (GCP) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform Ansible and CloudFormation.
• Solid understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus Grafana etc.) and incident management.
• Solid Understanding of networking concepts including VPCs subnets VPNs and firewalls.
• Practical knowledge of DevSecOps principles methodologies and best practices.
• Interest in continuous learning and professional development in cybersecurity and DevOps practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Air Force programs.
• Experience with security tools and practices related to DevSecOps (e.g. SAST DAST IAST).
• Experience with compliance standards (e.g. OWASP NIST) and DoD regulations.
• Expert cloud certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or similar certification from another cloud provider.
• Experience with Azure Stack Edge family of devices.
• Experience with DoD networks especially classified and operational networks.
• Understanding of enterprise networking concepts especially Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) tunneling QoS and cloud connectivity solutions (e.g. Azure Express Route).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and security automation.

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