Azure Government Cloud Security Engineer (Hybrid)

Leidos; Adelphi (MD); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Azure Cloud Security Engineer to design, secure, automate, and sustain Azure Government cloud services supporting the U.S. Army CSSP. The role emphasizes secure cloud operations, automation, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams in a hybrid Adelphi, MD environment.

Qualified candidates will have DoD 8140 readiness, Azure expertise, and strong Linux administration, plus experience with IaC tools and secure onboarding of DoD subscribers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience engineering, administering, or supporting Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, DNS, TLS/SSL certificates, firewalls, security groups, and private connectivity.
• Experience with production cloud operations, patching, incident resolution, change management, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working with technical teams and customers.
• Ability to meet applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements at the start of employment and obtain required CSSP and Computing Environment certifications within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, secure, and maintain Azure Government cloud infrastructure supporting CSSP operations and subscriber onboarding.
• Integrate and troubleshoot cloud logging, monitoring, and security services across Azure and other cloud platforms.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Python, Azure Bicep, ARM templates, and scripting tools.
• Support Authority to Operate (ATO) and operational maintenance (O&M) activities, including patching, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, and security compliance.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure, networking, connectivity, operating system, and security issues.
• Collaborate with subscribers and cross-functional teams to implement secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Skills

Azure security

Linux admin

Cloud networking

Documentation

DoD knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Azure Bicep

ARM templates

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

Git

Job description

Leidos is seeking an Azure Cloud Security Engineer to design, secure, automate, and sustain Azure Government cloud services supporting the U.S. Army CSSP. The role emphasizes secure cloud operations, automation, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams in a hybrid Adelphi, MD environment.

Qualified candidates will have DoD 8140 readiness, Azure expertise, and strong Linux administration, plus experience with IaC tools and secure onboarding of DoD subscribers.