SCI Cloud Engineer

Description

The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector offers an on‑site Azure Cloud Engineer role within Colorado Springs, CO, supporting the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and related missions. The position focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining mission‑critical cloud infrastructure for space defense, space domain awareness, and data services. The ideal candidate is self‑sufficient, execution‑focused, and collaborates with cross‑functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high‑performance cloud solutions.

• Design, implement, and maintain Azure infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, identity, and governance) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Architect and configure virtual networks (VNets), network security groups (NSGs), Express Route, VPN gateways, private endpoints, and load balancers in Azure.
• Integrate and optimize hybrid cloud connectivity (on‑prem to Azure), ensuring performance, redundancy, and security compliance.
• Implement and manage Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, and Azure Front Door configurations for secure and resilient application delivery.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates with CI/CD integration (Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, or Git Lab).
• Collaborate with application and security teams to enforce zero‑trust and network segmentation principles.
• Troubleshoot and optimize DNS, routing, latency, and firewall rules across hybrid environments.
• Support monitoring, alerting, and performance optimization via Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Network Watcher.
• Maintain compliance with DoD/NIST, FedRAMP, or enterprise security frameworks (if applicable).

• Design, deploy, and manage virtual cloud server infrastructures across hybrid environments (on‑premises and cloud).
• Maintain and optimize virtualization platforms, such as VMware ESXi, Hyper‑V, or cloud‑native virtualization solutions.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Formation to automate deployments and configurations.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to provision, maintain, and scale cloud resources in platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Monitor cloud resource utilization, ensuring cost efficiency and scalability.
• Troubleshoot issues and perform root cause analysis to resolve system and application‑related problems.

• Work within a DEVSECOPS framework to ensure infrastructure meets security, compliance, and operational standards.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and integrate infrastructure automation into the development lifecycle.
• Implement containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, to support microservices architectures.

• Configure and maintain monitoring tools to ensure availability and performance of systems and applications.

• BS degree in computer science, software engineering, STEM, or Information Technology with 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizen and possession of a current active DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Azure Cloud Engineering or Cloud Infrastructure roles.
• Strong expertise in Azure networking – including Express Route, Virtual WAN, Peering, Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Azure Firewall, and Private Link.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Deep understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, routing, subnetting, BGP).
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments.
• Familiarity with security and identity in Azure (Azure AD, RBAC, Managed Identities).
• Experience with SASE, ZScaler, Palo Alto Prisma, or Cloudflare network integrations.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes networking (CNI, service mesh) or container‑based deployments.
• Understanding of security frameworks (NIST, CIS Benchmarks, Zero Trust).
• Excellent troubleshooting and…