Cloud Architect

The Leidos Health and Services sector is seeking a Cloud Architect who will be responsible for the design, development, and integration of new architectural features into existing cloud infrastructures (e.g., AWS/Azure IL4/High, MuleSoft GovCloud) while maintaining the integrity and security of enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks.

contingent upon contract award

Requires US Citizenship, current location in the UNITED STATES and the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

This role:

• Applies cybersecurity standards, directives, guidance, and policies to the cloud architectural framework.

• Incorporates industry best practices and lessons learned into future iterations and new designs for the cloud hosting environment.

• Provides expertise throughout the systems engineering lifecycle and supports specific cybersecurity initiatives related to cloud architectural design and development.

• Resolves cloud architecture implementation issues during integration and testing and interface with internal and external stakeholders for various solution-related activities.

• Responsible for supporting disaster recovery solutions (i.e., RTO).

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and integration of enterprise cloud architectures across AWS, Azure IL4/High, MuleSoft GovCloud, and hybrid environments.

• Apply federal cybersecurity standards, directives, and policies to cloud architectural designs to ensure compliance, integrity, and security.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to refine business and technical requirements and develop balanced, scalable, and secure cloud solutions.

• Perform security audits and gap analyses of business-critical applications and cloud infrastructure, and recommend remediation strategies aligned with industry best practices and compliance requirements.

• Design architectures that support high availability, scalability, cost optimization, and disaster recovery objectives, including defined recovery time objectives (RTO).

• Develop infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform and Packer to provision and manage cloud environments efficiently.

• Establish and optimize CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies to minimize downtime and support zero-downtime objectives where feasible.

• Conduct architectural reviews and impact assessments focusing on security, cost control, scalability, performance, and operational resilience.

• Support incident response activities and prepare post-incident analysis reports with recommendations for improvement.

• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams to resolve architecture-related issues during integration, testing, and deployment.

• Participate in enterprise architecture governance and review boards to ensure alignment with organizational standards and objectives.

• Provide architectural guidance on cloud cost management and resource optimization without negatively impacting mission performance.

• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution activities.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an additional four years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

• Five to eight years of enterprise-level cloud architecture experience.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification required; cloud security certification preferred.

• Strong understanding of multi-tier cloud and hybrid architectures, including data privacy, compliance, and regulatory requirements.

• Knowledge of DOW information security principles, Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements, and enterprise security standards.

• Experience with enterprise application integration technologies.

• Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, test automation, and configuration management.

• Experience designing high-availability and disaster recovery architectures.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet established deadlines in a customer-focused environment.

• Demonstrated commitment to delivering high-quality service to internal and external customers, including in high-demand situations.

• U.S. citizenship and fluency in English required.

• Ability to successfully pass criminal history, fingerprint background checks, and credential verification required.

• Ability to maintain and retain suitability investigation and clearance as required.

• Proficient in navigating electronic systems, computer programs, and virtual service platforms.

• This position requires a separate, quiet, private, confidential space to work from, as well as having access to your own reliable high-speed internet hard wired to your home (coax or fiber from the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to your home.) Using a hot spot from a mobile device (tethering) or wireless ISP is not acceptable.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect

• CISSP, CCSP, or Security+

anticipated salary range - $110,780.45 to$116,611.00

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