About this role
Decision Advantage Business Area within Defense at Leidos currently has an opening for a Sr. Cloud Engineer to work in our Orlando, FL office.
Our team supports the Advanced Battle Management System’s (ABMS) Digital Infrastructure (DI) Network Manager program. In this mission we support the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to field and operate the ABMS Digital Infrastructure, which is foundational in creating a unified command-and-control infrastructure connecting/ integrating sensors, data streams, and weapon systems across all domains (air, land, sea, cyber, and space). This will ultimately allow U.S. forces from all services — as well as allies and partners — to sense, make sense and act upon a vast array of data and information faster than adversaries can detect and respond to.
Primary Responsibilities
Provide Cloud Engineering support for the design, documentation, maintenance, and enhancements of solutions on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Quickly diagnose platform or system issues impacting operation and performance. Swiftly arrive at resolutions with minimal assistance.
Ensure that hosted software, cybersecurity posture, and system operational use cases are accounted for and compliant with DoD and industry recognized security standards.
Review, evaluate, and provide technical insight on changes as part of a Change Control Board governing the cloud environment and connected systems.
Regularly brief Engineering and Leadership on prevalent efforts and roadblocks. Develop cross-team synergy across dynamic and multifaceted teams to deliver on complex tasking.
Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot automation scripts spanning multiple technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Git* CICD Pipelines, etc.
Be a primary resource for cloud-related matters in a specialized and technically diverse team.
Participate in and contribute to cross-discipline training and mentoring efforts with fellow engineers.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years of experience or a Master’s Degree with 8+ 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.
Have a solid grasp of scripting and coding languages such as Bash, Python, Powershell.
Experience with general Windows Server administration.
Experience with general Linux administration.
Experience with some of the various virtualization technologies (VMWare, Proxmox, KVM, Docker, Kubernetes).
Familiarity with network security protocols and best practices.
Knowledge of basic networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
Ability to work in a team environment, but self-driven to complete assignments while continually developing proficiency in processes.
Strong written and verbal communications, team building and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
RedHat Certified Systems Engineer (RHCE).
Easily recognizable sense of ownership with tasks and responsibilities.
Very proficient with scripting and coding; Terraform, Ansible, Python.
Knowledge of ITIL Change & Configuration Management.
IAT Level III Certified .
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Original Posting:
November 10, 2025For 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.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The 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.
Other facts
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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What you'll do
- Provide Cloud Engineering support for the design, documentation, maintenance, and enhancements of solutions on cloud platforms. Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot automation scripts spanning multiple technologies.
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