Cloud Engineering Lead
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
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We re-read the employer's own applicant tracking system and the posting was still there. That is the company answering directly.
How old is it?
Posted 4d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-10-07). Last seen at its source 1h ago.
We have tracked this listing since 7 Oct 2026 (3 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 1 hour ago.
Is it remote?
The listing says yes
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Who may apply?
United States
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Pay
$131.3k–237.3k/yr
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Skills named in the ad
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Carried by 1 source
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Workday employer's own board first seen 3d ago · last seen 1h ago
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The listing
Leidos is seeking an experience Cloud Engineering Lead to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team, who will support an extensive digital modernization program critical to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Fourth Estate Agencies. The Senior Cloud Engineer will design, develop, configure, and deploy IaaS/PaaS and SaaS services within the Azure Cloud to fulfill end user requirements.
The position will support multiple engineering projects modernizing the DoD Environment, including the migration of applications from on-premise to the cloud and zero-trust network initiatives. Engineering efforts will include design, deployment, test, and migration of the solutions the candidate develops.
PROGRAM Link: www.leidos.com/des
JOB LOCATION: Remote (Onsite at Ft. Meade as needed)
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Must possess an Active SECRET or above DoD clearance to be considered. (US Citizenship required)
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide thought leadership and mentoring to team of cloud engineers, including frequent collaboration with the other technical team leads and solutions engineers
- Design and deploy as code system architecture for IaaS/PaaS/SaaS services in the Azure Cloud
- Provide inputs to the design of the enterprise’s cloud and mission architecture
- Evaluate and support application architectures across platforms to ensure alignment to cloud and application modernization strategies, capabilities and requirements
- Continually identify opportunities for improvement, including innovations aimed at improving the user experience, improving efficiencies, and lowering sustainment costs
- Enforce security best practices and guidelines, leveraging knowledge of security policies, network security, and data security
- Initiate frequent interactions with the team of cloud engineers to identify areas of improvement and facilitate their career growth, including participation in annual performance reviews
- Scale cloud solutions, and migrate data center capabilities to the cloud, enabling the support of Fourth Estate Networks and Users supporting approximately 400k users.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience
- Experience managing teams of engineers, including mentoring and fostering communication and collaboration across the team
- Expertise designing, deploying, and operating solutions built on Azure, AWS or GCP
- Experience with Identity Access Management (IDAM), AzureAD, and CyberArk, Okta or other modern ICAM solutions.
- Experience developing and deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC), utilizing continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, and leveraging automation platforms such as Ansible or Azure Functions
- Understanding of Federal Government application, server, and network security requirements such as NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA
- Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, aided by strong written and verbal communication skills
- Current IAT Level II (or higher) Certification such as Security + or CISSP
Preferred Qualifications
- Recognized cloud certification, such as Microsoft Azure Associate Administrator
- Familiarity with the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
October 7, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.