Cloud Engineer

Leidos; West of England, Farnborough, Whiteley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leidos UK is seeking Cloud Engineers to support and transform critical national infrastructure into public cloud solutions. You will join a DevOps team responsible for migrating legacy systems to AWS, implementing IaC with Terraform and Ansible, and collaborating closely with developers and testers.

Ideal candidates will have strong AWS/Linux experience, be comfortable in agile teams, and hold UK National status with eligibility for SC clearance.

Qualifications

• AWS with Linux platform experience.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible.
• DevOps environment experience.
• Security applied to workloads across platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Automation of deployment and configuration of COTS software across environments.
• Experience in Agile teams (Scrum or Kanban).
• Excellent communication skills.
• UK National; eligible for SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Transform, support and maintain a system of critical national infrastructure in public cloud.
• Transition legacy infrastructure to AWS.
• Collaborate with developers and testers across the programme.
• Support team members and adapt to new technologies as needed.
• Work in a fast-paced, technically diverse environment with a focus on scalability and sustainability.

Skills

AWS Linux

Terraform

Ansible

DevOps

Security

CI/CD

Automation

Agile

Communication

UK National

SC clearance

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jira/Confluence/Bamboo

Job description

We Need You...

Location:

Future vacancies could be available in Bristol, Farnborough or Whiteley (Hampshire).

The Role:

Due to growth within UK programmes, we will need talented Cloud Engineers throughout the course of 2026...

We are on a mission to ensure that Leidos stands out in what is becoming an increasingly popular market place. It means creative solutions to problems using innovative design implementation and testing of systems and services with a focus on scalability and sustainability.

Specifically you will be part of a DevOps team transforming, supporting and maintaining a system of critical national infrastructure to public cloud adhering to engineering best practices.

You will be expected to work closely with team members and the broader programme to transition legacy infrastructure to AWS Cloud. You should be comfortable supporting other team members where required and interact closely with developers and testers.

Highly technical in nature, in your role you will need demonstrable experience of transitioning legacy platforms to AWS.

The legacy platform utilises a wide variety of technologies so you must be flexible and quick to acquire new skills.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrable experience of implementing solutions using:
• AWS with Linux technologies
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible
• Demonstrable experience of working in a DevOps environment
• Experience of applying security to all workloads
• Experience of working with CI/CD infrastructure pipelines
• Demonstrable experience of automating deployment and configuration pipelines of COTS software and promoting through multiple environments
• Experience of working Agile teams being aware of Agile methodologies (using Scrum or Kanban)
• Excellent communication skills
• Candidate must be a UK National
• Must be able to obtain an SC level clearance

Desired Skills:

• AWS Qualifications in your area of expertise
• Experience of working with the Atlassian toolset (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo)
• Experience with biometric systems

Clearance Requirements:

• Clearance to Start BPSS
• Clearance for Role SC
• You must be willing to undergo SC or DV clearance dependent upon the security requirements for the role

What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE - we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer site