Azure Cloud Engineer - Zero Trust & Automation (TS/SCI)

Leidos; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Suitland, MD is seeking an Azure Cloud Systems Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise Azure architecture supporting Zero Trust tools and security monitoring.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and hands-on experience with Azure engineering, automation, and cloud-native architectures, plus strong scripting (PowerShell, Python) and ARM/Bicep. Certification in AWS/Azure is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience or Master's with 6+ years.
• A TS/SCI security clearance is required.
• Experience with Azure engineering, automation, and cloud-native architectures.
• Cloud platform management, deployment, and monitoring (AWS, Azure) experience.
• PowerShell, Python, ARM/Bicep, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting RMF and cloud security compliance.

Responsibilities

• Engineer Azure resource groups, subscriptions, networking, virtual machines, identity integrations, and cloud baselines.
• Design hybrid-cloud integration supporting on-premises and cloud-based Zero Trust platforms.
• Provide cloud architecture documentation, diagrams, integration schemas, and operational support.
• Implement automation, monitoring, security baselines, and cloud compliance standards.

Skills

Azure engineering

Automation

CI/CD pipelines

PowerShell

Python

RMF compliance

Cloud monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years or Master's with 6+ years

Tools

ARM/Bicep

CI/CD tools

Azure Monitor

Job description

Leidos in Suitland, MD is seeking an Azure Cloud Systems Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise Azure architecture supporting Zero Trust tools and security monitoring.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and hands-on experience with Azure engineering, automation, and cloud-native architectures, plus strong scripting (PowerShell, Python) and ARM/Bicep. Certification in AWS/Azure is valued.