Job Description

Job Description

Description

Unleash your potential at Leidos, where we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Are you an experienced Cloud Engineer looking for your next challenge? Your search ends here! We have an exciting opportunity for you to support several Programs in the Orlando Area. Your expertise will guide the definition, implementation, and delivery of capability focused on Cyber Training systems and Synthetic Environment Generation. You'll have the chance to work with a broad range of systems, providing overall support for various critical systems. Join our team and make a difference in the world of training systems and cybersecurity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of complex information systems, virtual devices, containerized devices and physical devices in traditional and hyper-converged architectures.
• Responsible for high-level, day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex operating systems, workstations and servers.
• Coordinates, directs and performs complex software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages. Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures.
• Continually monitors and tunes multiple systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
• Ensures workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions of varying complexities.
• Ensures data/media recoverability by developing and implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.  
• Develops, implements and promotes standard operating procedures and schedules.
• Conducts audits of systems to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
• Support the design, documentation, and implementation of enhancements to the system, ensuring that application software, cybersecurity, and operational use cases are fully accounted for.
• Ensure maximum system uptime and rapidly respond to system failures.
• Quickly diagnoses operational, performance, or other issues and leads the implementation of resolutions.
• Proven experience in network administration and account management.
• Strong understanding of user account management processes and access control protocols.
• Design and deploy infrastructure: Assist in the design and implementation of cloud solutions on platforms like [AWS, Azure, or GCP] within the Cloud One service provider.
• Automate workflows: Develop and maintain automation scripts and IaC templates using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to streamline the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
• Manage CI/CD: Support and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Monitor and troubleshoot: Proactively monitor the health, performance, and cost of cloud resources using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana. Respond to and resolve incidents related to cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure security and compliance: Implement and maintain security best practices, access controls (IAM), and governance policies within the cloud environment.
• Collaborate and mentor: Work with other engineers and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions. Help mentor more junior team members.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 4+ years of experience or a Master’s Degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain at least a Secret clearance during your employment
• Active Security+ CE
• Relevant cloud certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Engineer.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like the ELK Stack, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Prior experience with database administration in a cloud environment.
• Experience Splunk, Security Technical implementation Guides (STIGs), PowerShell, and Group Policies.
• Experience with Linux.
• Experience maintaining and configuring local area networks (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN)
• Experience with Enterprise Virtualization (VMWare, Proxmox)
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, NIST) affecting account management practices.
• Experience with Active Directory, LDAP, or similar directory services.
• Familiarity with network security protocols and best practices.
• Knowledge of basic networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• Familiarity with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password management tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for new technologies.
• Experience with SharePoint Server
• Experience with DNS/DHCP, IPAM (BlueCat), load balancers (F5), Authentication Systems (Clearpass).
• Familiar with managing and configuring Dell iDRAC, VMWare ESXI, and VMWare VCenter.
• Familiar with configuring network devices utilizing Python and Ansible.
• Experience with enterprise network management tools such as HPNA, SolarWinds, Cisco Smartnet, LiveAction, Splunk, or similar technologies with WAN/SDWAN/SDN system analysis and design documents.
• Knowledge of ITIL Change & Configuration Management.
• IAT Level III Certified

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at -benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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