Senior Infrastructure Automation Architect

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 131,300 - 237,350; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a senior-level automation engineer to design and build fully automated Windows-based enterprise environments using Infrastructure as Code within a secure air-gapped environment. This role eliminates manual server builds and delivers repeatable, configuration-driven domain deployments across multiple environments.

You will collaborate with senior Windows and virtualization engineers to modernize infrastructure delivery, building declarative patterns and secure automation without

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; 12+ years experience preferred with advanced degrees.
• Demonstrated automation in air-gapped or disconnected environments.
• Expert-level PowerShell development (modular, reusable, testable code).
• Deep experience with PowerShell DSC.
• Strong IaC experience in Windows environments.
• Advanced Active Directory automation expertise.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement fully automated Windows domain deployments in an air-gapped infrastructure.
• Build reusable PowerShell DSC frameworks for disconnected networks.
• Design configuration-driven provisioning of AD Domain Controllers, PKI/ADCS, Exchange, file, print, and app servers.
• Engineer automation that does not rely on public repositories or internet-based package management.
• Partner with senior Windows and virtualization engineers to integrate automation into enterprise platforms.
• Implement Git-based configuration management within isolated repositories.
• Design automation for multi-domain, multi-tenant, and segmented environments.
• Eliminate configuration drift using declarative tooling.
• Develop standardized infrastructure blueprints deployable on demand.
• Integrate secure credential vaulting into automation workflows.

Skills

PowerShell development

PowerShell DSC

Infrastructure as Code

Active Directory automation

Air-gapped environments

Windows Server deployments

Nutanix API

VMware API

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

16 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Nutanix

VMware

Job description

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Your greatest work is ahead!

We are seeking a senior-level automation engineer to design and build fully automated Windows-based enterprise environments using Infrastructure as Code principles. This role operates within a highly controlled, air-gapped enterprise environment and requires proven experience engineering and automating systems in isolated networks with no direct internet connectivity. The position is responsible for eliminating manual server builds and delivering repeatable, configuration-driven domain deployments across multiple environments.

You will collaborate closely with senior-level Windows and Nutanix systems engineers within an established enterprise platform to modernize and standardize infrastructure delivery inside a secure, disconnected architecture.

This is not a traditional system administration position. We are seeking a builder-someone who replaces manual processes with code, designs repeatable infrastructure patterns, and thinks in terms of declarative configuration rather than server-by-server management, specifically within constrained and isolated environments.

Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!

This is a high-impact engineering role with significant architectural influence over enterprise platform strategy in a secure, air-gapped environment.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement fully automated Windows domain deployments in an air-gapped infrastructure
• Build reusable PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) frameworks for disconnected networks
• Design configuration-driven provisioning of Active Directory Domain Controllers, PKI/ADCS, Exchange, file, print, and application servers
• Engineer automation solutions that do not rely on public repositories or internet-based package management
• Partner with senior Windows and virtualization engineers to integrate automation into existing enterprise platforms
• Implement Git-based configuration management within isolated repositories
• Design automation for multi-domain, multi-tenant, and segmented environments
• Eliminate configuration drift using declarative tooling
• Develop standardized infrastructure blueprints deployable on demand
• Integrate secure credential vaulting into automation workflows

Required Qualifications:

• Clearance: Must have a Top Secret/SCI w/Poly to be considered
• Must have a Bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of experience OR a Master's degree and at least 10 years of prior relevant experience preferred OR 16 years of relevant career experience in lieu of degree. e
• Demonstrated experience designing and operating automation within air-gapped or fully disconnected environments
• Expert-level PowerShell development (modular, reusable, testable code)
• Deep experience with PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience in Windows environments
• Advanced Active Directory architecture and automation experience
• Experience automating enterprise Windows Server deployments
• Experience with virtualization platform APIs (e.g., Nutanix, VMware,)
• Experience implementing configuration drift detection and remediation
• Strong understanding of secure automation, artifact management, and least-privilege design

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building internal artifact repositories for disconnected environments
• Automation of multi-tenant or networks
• Enterprise-scale configuration management strategy development
• Building golden images
• Experience designing automation supply chains for restricted networks

What Success Looks Like:

• A new domain can be deployed by supplying configuration data (name, users, roles)
• Infrastructure builds are repeatable and version-controlled inside isolated repositories
• Server configuration drift is automatically remediated
• New environments can be provisioned in hours instead of weeks
• Automation operates fully within air-gapped constraints without external dependencies

You will be required to pass both a customer required and administered medical and psychological screening, as a condition of employment

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.