Remote Hybrid Cloud Architect — AI Infra & Security

Leidos Inc; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect/Engineer to design, implement, optimize, and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure across hybrid/multi-cloud platforms. You will drive availability, security, performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support business growth.

The role emphasizes Generative AI infrastructure, IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep/ARM, Ansible), and advanced cloud networking with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field with 12+ years of experience or master's with 10+ years.
• 12+ years of cloud architecture, engineering, and operations, with 4+ years in a senior/lead role.
• Strong experience in hybrid/multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) at enterprise scale.
• Proven Generative AI infrastructure experience (RAG pipelines, vector DBs, LLM workloads).
• Hands-on with IaC tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep/ARM, Ansible.
• Strong cloud networking experience (VPCs, VNets, subnets, gateways, private links).
• Experience with security/compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC).
• Observability stacks (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK).
• Cost optimization and DR/BC planning.
• Excellent collaboration across Network/Security/Dev/Ops.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term cloud strategy and engineering standards.
• Design scalable, secure hybrid cloud architectures across platforms.
• Architect and manage core cloud networking components.
• Implement IaC for provisioning and config management.
• Enforce cloud security controls and compliance frameworks.
• Optimize cost via tagging, rightsizing, and reservations.
• Establish monitoring and observability across environments.
• Support DR, high availability, and business continuity.

Skills

Cloud architecture

IaC

Generative AI infra

Observability

Cost optimization

Security/compliance

Collaboration

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Azure Bicep/ARM

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect/Engineer to design, implement, optimize, and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure across hybrid/multi-cloud platforms. You will drive availability, security, performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support business growth.

The role emphasizes Generative AI infrastructure, IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep/ARM, Ansible), and advanced cloud networking with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA,