Azure Cloud Security Engineeer

Help secure mission-critical cloud environments supporting U.S. Army cyber defense. Leidos is seeking an Azure Cloud Security Engineer to design, secure, automate, and sustain Azure Government cloud services supporting the U.S. Army C5

ISR Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP). In this role, you will strengthen cloud security, improve operational reliability, and support the onboarding of Department of Defense (DoD) subscribers. You'll work with cloud engineers, cybersecurity professionals, and mission partners to integrate security capabilities, automate infrastructure, troubleshoot complex issues, and protect critical defense networks.

Location:

Hybrid - Adelphi, MD (3 days onsite)

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship with an Active Secret clearance to start. Must be eligible to obtain up to TS/SCI.

• Engineer, secure, and maintain Azure Government cloud infrastructure supporting CSSP operations and subscriber onboarding.
• Integrate and troubleshoot cloud logging, monitoring, and security services across Azure and other cloud platforms, including GCP and Oracle.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Python, Azure Bicep, ARM templates, and scripting tools.
• Support Authority to Operate (ATO) and operational maintenance (O&M) activities, including patching, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, and security compliance.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure, networking, connectivity, operating system, and security issues.
• Collaborate with subscribers and cross-functional teams to implement secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and operational procedures.

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Hands‑on experience engineering, administering, or supporting Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Strong Linux systems administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, routing, DNS, TLS/SSL certificates, firewalls, security groups, and private connectivity.
• Experience with production cloud operations, patching, incident resolution, change management, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working with technical teams and customers.
• Ability to meet applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements at the start of employment and obtain required CSSP and Computing Environment certifications within 90 days, as applicable.

• Experience with Azure Government, DoD Impact Levels (IL4/IL5/IL6), or other government cloud environments.
• Experience with cloud security tools, including Elastic Stack, Tenable, endpoint security solutions, and cloud‑native logging and monitoring.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation experience using Terraform, Ansible, Azure Bicep, Python, Power Shell, or Bash.
• Familiarity with Risk Management Framework (RMF), ATO processes, DISA STIGs/SRGs, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, container security, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Git, Bitbucket, or similar version control tools.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Service Now, Salesforce, or similar enterprise tools.
• Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-500, or AZ-305.
• Linux certifications such as RHCSA or CompTIA Linux+.

Adelphi, Maryland (Hybrid). Preferred location:
Adelphi, MD, with onsite presence at least three days per week. Remote work may be considered for highly qualified candidates based on technical expertise, experience, and program requirements.