Senior Cloud Engineer Security Clearance Job Alexandria area,Virginia USA,IT/Tech

Position: Senior Cloud Engineer with Security Clearance
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- Description Join us in transforming how technology serves those who serve. At Leidos, we're not just delivering solutions – we're pioneering the future of defense and intelligence technology. Our diverse teams of innovators unite around a singular purpose: empowering our customers to succeed in their critical missions. We believe in leading with integrity, investing in our communities, and building sustainably for tomorrow.

Shape the future of digital defense. Our Digital Modernization sector is at the forefront of next-generation technology, architecting cutting-edge solutions in cyber defense, logistics optimization, security operations, and decision intelligence. We're the minds behind the mission-critical systems that keep our nation secure. Your opportunity to lead transformation. We're seeking a Cloud Innovation Solution Engineer to spearhead cloud initiatives for the United States Coast Guard at C5

ISC in Alexandria, VA. In this role, you'll architect the cloud infrastructure that powers critical Coast Guard operations, driving innovation that directly impacts national security. Ready to engineer solutions that matter? Primary Tasks We are seeking a highly capable Senior Cloud Engineer with expertise in AWS, Azure, and UiPath. This individual will be responsible for developing in a scalable cloud-native solutions, and ensuring best practices across architecture, development, deployment, and security.

This is a hands-on technical role that requires rolling up your sleeves to architect, code, debug, and mentor.

Key Responsibilities * Design and develop in scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform
* Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations
* Mentor, guide and supervise development teams on cloud-native application design and deployment
* Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and assess their potential impact on organizational goals
* Drive adoption of Dev Ops practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks

* Lead large-scale cloud migration projects from planning through execution
* Assess legacy systems and design modernization strategies including containerization and microservices
* Develop migration methodologies and ensure minimal organizational disruption during transitions
* Facilitate customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption
* Optimize application performance and reliability in cloud environments
* Design secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies
* Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements
* Implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks
* Conduct security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments
* Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
* Collaborating with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management
* Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership
* Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience in an IT-discipline. Experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
* Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position.
* Minimum 12+ year of Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, Azure AD, AWS).

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Experience with UiPath is a plus.
* Experience administering Windows Server, and related services
* Strong understanding Active Directory, Azure AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes
* Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

* Experience with UiPath, Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings
* Experience onboarding customer log-data from AWS and Azure to on-premise or cloud-based analysis environments such as…