Microsoft Azure Architecture and Engineering Manager

Overview

Join Leidos in the Digital Modernization Sector on a prestigious program delivering Cloud modernization and operations to the Department of the Air Force on the Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract. We are seeking a Microsoft Azure Architecture and Engineering Manager focusing on Azure Engineering and Management, coordinating across multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle). This is a hybrid remote position requiring onsite work as needed near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA) or in Huntsville, AL.

• Design and architect scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions across AWS and others.
• Develop cloud strategy and roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives and technical requirements.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and assess their potential impact on organizational goals.
• Drive adoption of Dev Ops practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.
• 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/integrate with identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks.
• Facilitate customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption.
• Manage and optimize Microsoft Azure, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, and SQL systems.
• Implement and maintain tools and services such as Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Containerize applications to enhance scalability and deployment efficiency.
• Support the design and development of Shared Services.
• Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems.
• Establish and maintain SQL and No
  
  SQL databases, ensuring their performance and reliability.
• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes.
• Conduct security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management.
• Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations.

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Mentor, guide and supervise development teams of up to 15 engineers and technical specialists on cloud-native application design and deployment.
• Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions.

• Bachelor’s Degree and 12+ years or more of experience;
  Master’s and 10+ years or more of experience, additional year of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Must have a Secret Clearance.
• US citizenship required.
• Certifications:
  
  CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2).
• Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position.
• Experience administering Windows and Linux Servers, and related services.
• Strong understanding Active Directory, Azure AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience with Ansible, Azure console, Elastic, Jira, Confluence, Git, and multiple Azure cloud SaaS offerings.
• Experience onboarding customer log-data from cloud platforms to on-premises or cloud-based analysis environments such as Elastic or Splunk.

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.
• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture.
• Cloud certifications in Azure.

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

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