Air-Gapped Windows Automation Architect

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 131,300 - 237,350; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a senior-level automation engineer to design and build fully automated Windows-based enterprise environments using Infrastructure as Code within a secure air-gapped environment. This role eliminates manual server builds and delivers repeatable, configuration-driven domain deployments across multiple environments.

You will collaborate with senior Windows and virtualization engineers to modernize infrastructure delivery, building declarative patterns and secure automation without

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; 12+ years experience preferred with advanced degrees.
• Demonstrated automation in air-gapped or disconnected environments.
• Expert-level PowerShell development (modular, reusable, testable code).
• Deep experience with PowerShell DSC.
• Strong IaC experience in Windows environments.
• Advanced Active Directory automation expertise.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement fully automated Windows domain deployments in an air-gapped infrastructure.
• Build reusable PowerShell DSC frameworks for disconnected networks.
• Design configuration-driven provisioning of AD Domain Controllers, PKI/ADCS, Exchange, file, print, and app servers.
• Engineer automation that does not rely on public repositories or internet-based package management.
• Partner with senior Windows and virtualization engineers to integrate automation into enterprise platforms.
• Implement Git-based configuration management within isolated repositories.
• Design automation for multi-domain, multi-tenant, and segmented environments.
• Eliminate configuration drift using declarative tooling.
• Develop standardized infrastructure blueprints deployable on demand.
• Integrate secure credential vaulting into automation workflows.

Skills

PowerShell development

PowerShell DSC

Infrastructure as Code

Active Directory automation

Air-gapped environments

Windows Server deployments

Nutanix API

VMware API

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

16 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Nutanix

VMware

Job description

Leidos is seeking a senior-level automation engineer to design and build fully automated Windows-based enterprise environments using Infrastructure as Code within a secure air-gapped environment. This role eliminates manual server builds and delivers repeatable, configuration-driven domain deployments across multiple environments.

You will collaborate with senior Windows and virtualization engineers to modernize infrastructure delivery, building declarative patterns and secure automation without