Leidos UK is seeking a Cloud SME/Architect to support the Department of the Air Force at Beale Air Force Base and in Alexandria, VA. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud architecture and systems engineering, particularly within a DoD environment, along with a current DoD Top Secret clearance
Job Summary
Lead the architecture, modernization, integration, and secure operation of cloud-enabled mission systems supporting a complex Department of Defense environment.
Serve as a senior advisor to program and engineering leadership, shaping cloud architecture strategy across development, integration, test, experimental, and operational environments.
Ensure cloud capabilities are scalable, resilient, secure, compliant, and aligned to system integration processes, technical baselines, and mission outcomes.
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Leidos UK is seeking a Cloud SME/Architect to support the Department of the Air Force at Beale Air Force Base and in Alexandria, VA. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud architecture and systems engineering, particularly within a DoD environment, along with a current DoD Top Secret clearance.
Salary
$131,300.00 - $237,350.00
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Enterprise-scale cloud platforms
Hybrid infrastructure design
Secure system integration pipelines
Mission-critical application hosting
AWS GovCloud
DevSecOps pipelines
Infrastructure as Code
Nice-to-have
Defense mission systems experience
Open Architecture concepts
Model-based systems engineering
Mentoring and technical leadership
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree with 12-15 years of experience or Master's with 10-13 years
Active DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI
12+ years in systems engineering, enterprise architecture, or cloud architecture
10+ years architecting enterprise cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, hybrid/multi-cloud)
Experience with DoD security and compliance frameworks (RMF, NIST, DISA STIGs, JSIG)
Experience with DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD, IaC
Familiarity with architecture governance and configuration management
Work Rights
Active and current DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI