Senior Cloud Architect

3 weeks ago


Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Leidos Full time

Description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to provide the United States Space Force (USSF) Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) for the Digital Bloodhound program.A successful candidate should be a proven leader and problem solver with the ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a high-profile, fast-paced environment. The position will provide direct cloud architect and engineering support to the USSF/SSC's SZWO/Defensive Cyber Operations-Space (DCO-S) organization to drive data-informed decisions at speed, maximizing the Service's flexibility and efficiency in delivering cybersecurity capabilities to protect the USSF's Operational Enterprise. The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of private, public, and hybrid cloud architectures and services, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Study, analyze, recommend, and ultimately design and build new hybrid cloud-based environment(s) for DCO-S cloud initiatives, ensuring that critical applications are designed and optimized for high availability and disaster recovery.

  • Integrate capabilities and models into the new cloud-based environment.

  • Define requirements for the DCO-S throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to include integrating, upgrading, and sustaining the hybrid cloud-based environment.

  • Back decisions with research and the "why/so what", and articulate options, pros and cons for each recommendation.

  • Develop solutions architectures and evaluate architectural alternatives for hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services.

  • Guide the migration of legacy systems to a modern cloud platform solution and assist with the adoption into the DCO-S solution.

  • Design enterprise and systems security throughout the cloud development life cycle; translate technology and environmental conditions into security designs and processes.

  • Design and develop security requirements that mitigates risk while maintaining a cyber security operational capability across the USSF enterprise.

  • Maintain overall knowledge of, stay up to date with, and research industry best practices, trends, and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact on the DCO-S software development strategies and possible implementation.

  • Verify architecture against DCO-S program requirements and goals. This includes participating in technical discussions, trade studies and working groups.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, UX/UI designers, and quality assurance, to define and deliver software solutions that meet DCO-S requirements and customer needs.

  • Interface with USSF Test Enterprise leadership, and training and program managers to explain security goals and mitigations relative to their priorities of cost, schedule and performance.

  • Provide regular updates, reports, and presentations on DCO-S software development progress, achievements, and challenges to stakeholders and senior management.

  • Establish and enforce quality assurance protocols to guarantee the provision of dependable, secure, and regulation-compliant software solutions.

  • Champion process automation to reduce manual steps and improve reusability of solutions.

  • Utilize cloud services and technologies to architect and develop scalable and reliable software solutions.

Basic Qualifications:

  • US Citizen

  • Top Secret, SCI eligible Security Clearance

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related STEM or engineering discipline required.

  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant technical architect in designing large and complex IT operations in large organizations or a research environment for government and/or private industry.

  • Demonstratable knowledge of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability).

  • Demonstrable knowlesge and experience deploying capabilities to DoD Cloud Service Providers, such as AWS, Microsoft, Google Support Services, Oracle.

  • Demonstratable knowledge of DevSecOps tool chains and processes, including infrastructure as Code.

  • Experience with Big Data (e.g., Hadoop, NiFi, Spark, PySpark, Dask, etc.).

  • Experience in application migration.

  • Agile development experience.

  • Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information.

  • Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in related discipline.

  • Experience working on-site in a government client environment.

  • Familiarity with security procedures while working in a SCIF/SAPF environment.

  • Cloud Security Implementation experience.

  • Familiarity with security procedures while working in a SCIF/SAPF environment.

  • Azure Solutions, Google Professional Cloud, AWS Certified Solutions, and/or Red Hat Certified Architect.

  • Top Secret (TS) security clearance (with SCI and SAP eligibility) is HIGHLY desired

Original Posting Date:

2025-02-20

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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

REQNUMBER: R-00153938

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.



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