Senior Cloud Architect DoD Hybrid Cloud & Secure AI/ML Ops

Leidos; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Cloud SME in Odenton, MD to architect and secure hybrid, multi-cloud environments spanning AWS GovCloud and Azure Government for cyber operations tools and mission apps.

You will lead enterprise designs, drive IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible, implement Zero Trust with ICAM, and collaborate on GPU-accelerated AI/ML pipelines while guiding FinOps and RMF/ATO activities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in IT/Engineering with 6+ years in DoD/IC cloud design.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud and/or Azure Government.
• Expert Kubernetes or similar container orchestration (K8s, EKS, AKS).
• Proficient in building CI/CD pipelines with automated security testing (SAST/DAST).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, Cloud Computing, or related field.
• IAT Level III (CISSP, CASP+, or CISM) per DoD 8570/8140.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of large-scale cloud architectures for Defensive and Offensive mission enclaves.
• Drive IaC transitions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible for repeatable, auditable environments.
• Implement Zero Trust Architecture within cloud environments with ICAM and micro-segmentation.
• Partner with AI SME to architect GPU compute clusters and fast storage for data processing and model inference.
• Provide SME-level FinOps guidance to optimize cloud spend while ensuring burst capacity during engagements.
• Lead RMF & ATO documentation efforts to accelerate authorization for new cloud services and mission apps.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Hybrid/Multi-Cloud

Kubernetes / containerization

IaC

DevSecOps / CI/CD

Zero Trust / ICAM

RMF/ATO

FinOps

AWS GovCloud

Azure Gov

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Cloud Computing

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Kubernetes (K8s)

Job description

Leidos seeks a Cloud SME in Odenton, MD to architect and secure hybrid, multi-cloud environments spanning AWS GovCloud and Azure Government for cyber operations tools and mission apps.

You will lead enterprise designs, drive IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible, implement Zero Trust with ICAM, and collaborate on GPU-accelerated AI/ML pipelines while guiding FinOps and RMF/ATO activities.