Senior Cloud Engineer - Hybrid (AWS/Azure), DoD

Leidos; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Reston, Virginia seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to join the MDEC Cloud Engineering Team on a hybrid schedule with regular on-site presence. You will present and demo Leidos Cloud platforms, lead technical exchanges with customers, and provide engineering updates to leadership and external clients.

The ideal candidate has hands-on cloud engineering, IaC, automation, DevSecOps, and cloud operations experience, plus the ability to mentor juniors while managing multiple priorities across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in CS/IT/Engineering or related field with 8+ years of experience.
• 5+ years building and supporting cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on AWS and/or Azure with secondary cloud knowledge.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation.
• CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
• Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) experience.
• Networking, IAM, and security fundamentals in the cloud.
• Scripting in Python/Bash/PowerShell; Linux/Windows administration.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills; able to mentor.
• Ability to work hybrid in Reston, VA and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and sustain secure cloud and hybrid infra across AWS/Azure.
• Develop reusable IaC and automation for provisioning and config management.
• Deploy and manage containerized apps with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps.
• Implement cloud security controls, IAM, encryption, and monitoring aligned with standards.
• Support day-to-day cloud operations, incident response, and root cause analysis.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards.
• Collaborate with customers, program teams, and vendors across DoD/federal programs.

Skills

Cloud engineering

IaC

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

EC2/EKS/AKS

CI/CD

GitLab/GitHub Actions/Jenkins/AzureDev

Linux/Windows

Python/Bash/PowerShell

Cloud security basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

8+ years relevant experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS/AKS

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

Leidos in Reston, Virginia seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to join the MDEC Cloud Engineering Team on a hybrid schedule with regular on-site presence. You will present and demo Leidos Cloud platforms, lead technical exchanges with customers, and provide engineering updates to leadership and external clients.

The ideal candidate has hands-on cloud engineering, IaC, automation, DevSecOps, and cloud operations experience, plus the ability to mentor juniors while managing multiple priorities across