# AWS Cloud Engineer **Company**: Leidos **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00 **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Bedford-MA/XMLNAME---AWS-Cloud-Engineer_R-00193764?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_547d021c-9a0 ## Description Leidos has an opening for a AWS Cloud Engineer supporting the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services (ACSS) contract. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in a large-scale, multi-cloud environment spanning AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud while supporting a critical Air Force mission focused on improving system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness. We are seeking someone with experience working across multiple cloud platforms. In this hands-on technical role, you will design, develop, deploy, and support scalable, cloud-native solutions while applying best practices across architecture, development, operations, and security. **Primary Responsibilities:** - Provide cloud operations and engineering tasks to enhance, sustain, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions for AWS cloud environment - Perform AWS cloud operations, sustainment, and maintenance activities to maintain optimum cloud performance, security, and cloud user experience - Develop cloud strategy and roadmaps aligned with organization objectives and technical requirements - Continuously evaluate emerging cloud technologies to maximize automation and perform assessments of the potential impact on organizational and program goals - Drive adoption of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks - Optimize application performance and reliability in cloud environments - Support Design, implementation and sustainment of secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies - Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements - Architect, implement and maintain cloud networking security controls including STIG requirements - Implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks - Facilitate customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption - Assess legacy systems and design modernization strategies including containerization and microservices - Support development of migration methodologies and ensure minimal organizational disruption during transitions - Manage and optimize cloud AWS environments, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, and SQL systems. - Implement and maintain CI/CD workflows and infrastructure-as-code development using Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support DevSecOps practices. - Containerize applications to enhance scalability and deployment efficiency. - Support the design and development of Shared Services. - Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems. - Establish and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring their performance and reliability. - Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management - Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations **Minimum Qualifications** - Bachelors and 8+ years or more of experience; Masters and 6+ years or more of experience. Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree. - Must have an active Secret clearance required to start - US citizenship required - Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2) - Expert-level experience designing and supporting cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI). - Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, and DevOps/DevSecOps practices. - Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native application architectures. - Advanced knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, networking, and cloud security concepts. - Proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go). - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Demonstrated experience in cloud operations and sustainment and performing tasks and actions described in the primary responsibilities section **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1 - Experience with Zero Trust Architecture - Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position - Strong understanding Active Directory, AWS AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes - Experience with Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings - Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, AWS AD, AWS) - ​Experience administering Windows Server, and related services - Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle clouds - Certification Examples - ​AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), Azure Solutions Architect (Expert), ​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 ## Skills ### Required - AWS - Azure - Google Cloud - Oracle Cloud - DevOps - Cloud Security - Linux/Unix - Python - Bash - Go ### Nice to have - USAF Cloud One - Zero Trust Architecture - Ansible - Elastic - Jira - Confluence - Git - Bitbucket - AWS Certified Solutions Architect --- Source: [Apply at leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Bedford-MA/XMLNAME---AWS-Cloud-Engineer_R-00193764?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)