Leidos

Journeyman Cloud Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $87,100 - $157,450 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaMicroservicesSplunk

About the role

  • Support the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Contribute to the development of reference architectures, design patterns, and standards for cloud-based implementations.
  • Collaborate with senior engineers to ensure cloud solutions follow best practices for performance, reliability, and security.
  • Participate in modernization efforts, including cloud migrations, containerization, and microservices adoption.
  • Assist in implementing DevOps practices, including infrastructure as code (IaC), automation scripts, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Monitor and help optimize cloud performance, identifying opportunities to improve scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Support the configuration and maintenance of secure cloud environments using IAM principles, Zero Trust concepts, and defense-in-depth strategies.
  • Help ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS) and applicable government regulations.
  • Participate in security assessments and assist in identifying and resolving vulnerabilities across cloud environments.
  • Work cross-functionally with operations, development, security, and product teams to ensure smooth delivery of integrated solutions.
  • Partner with stakeholders to understand requirements and help translate business needs into technical solutions.
  • Assist with customer onboarding and ensure consistent pathways for cloud adoption and service delivery.
  • Maintain clear and accurate documentation for architectures, standards, and deployment procedures to support team knowledge sharing.

Requirements

  • Requires BS and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2+ years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
  • Minimum 3+ year of Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, Azure AD, AWS)
  • Hands-on experience administering Windows Server environments, including system creation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, and patch management.
  • Strong understanding of Active Directory, Azure AD, SAML, and related standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Proficient with major cloud platforms and tools, including AWS Console, Azure, Elastic, Ansible, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket, and various SaaS solutions.
  • Experience onboarding and integrating customer log data from AWS and Azure into on-premises or cloud-based analytics platforms such as Elastic or Splunk.
  • Skilled in supporting AWS cloud-hosted applications, including deployments, patching, security checks, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop, optimize, and document administrative processes, SOPs, and operational workflows for improved efficiency and consistency.
  • Works collaboratively with SMEs and security teams to design and implement secure, compliant cloud architectures.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Performs day-to-day operational support, including issue troubleshooting, change management, and problem resolution in production environments.
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks and Kafka is highly desirable.
  • Proficiency with Power BI and API management tools is a strong advantage.
  • Must be able to obtain a Public Trust.
  • Must, at a minimum, have one of these certifications: MCSE (Server), Certified AWS SysAdmin, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Dev/Associate), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, AWS Certified Security, Azure Developer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect.
Benefits
  • competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement

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Hard skills
cloud solutionscloud migrationscontainerizationmicroservicesinfrastructure as codeautomation scriptsCI/CD pipelinesWindows Server administrationActive DirectorySAML
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem resolutiondocumentationefficiency improvementcustomer onboardingstakeholder engagementtechnical translationteam knowledge sharingsecurity assessment
Certifications
MCSE (Server)Certified AWS SysAdminAWS Certified Cloud PractitionerAWS Certified DeveloperAWS Certified Solutions Architect (Dev/Associate)AWS Certified DevOps EngineerAWS Certified Advanced NetworkingAWS Certified SecurityAzure Developer AssociateAzure Solutions Architect