Job Description

The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector has an exciting career opportunity for a highly skilled Azure Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in networking and infrastructure automation in Colorado Springs CO to support the US Space Forces Space Systems Command (SSC) Operational Command and Control Acquisition Delta known as Kobayashi Maru. This On-Site role is a hands-on engineering role. This role is instrumental in the development and deployment of mission critical software for space defense space domain awareness and enabling data services. The ideal candidate is self-sufficient execution-focused and capable of collaborating across teams to deliver secure scalable and performant cloud infrastructure solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design implement and maintain Azure infrastructure (compute storage networking identity and governance) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Architect and configure virtual networks (VNets) network security groups (NSGs) ExpressRoute VPN gateways private endpoints and load balancers in Azure.

• Integrate and optimize hybrid cloud connectivity (on-prem to Azure) ensuring performance redundancy and security compliance.

• Implement and manage Azure Firewall Application Gateway and Azure Front Door configurations for secure and resilient application delivery.

• Automate provisioning and configuration using Terraform Bicep or ARM templates with CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions Azure DevOps or GitLab).

• Collaborate with application and security teams to enforce zero trust and network segmentation principles.

• Troubleshoot and optimize DNS routing latency and firewall rules across hybrid environments.

• Support monitoring alerting and performance optimization via Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Network Watcher.

• Maintain compliance with DoD/NIST FedRAMP or enterprise security frameworks (if applicable).

Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Design deploy and manage virtual cloud server infrastructures across hybrid environments (on-premises and cloud).

• Maintain and optimize virtualization platforms such as VMware ESXi Hyper-V or cloud-native virtualization solutions.

• Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation to automate deployments and configurations.

Cloud Environment Support

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provision maintain and scale cloud resources in platforms like AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Oracle

• Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

• Monitor cloud resource utilization ensuring cost efficiency and scalability.

• Troubleshoot issues and perform root cause analysis to resolve system and application-related problems.

DevSecOps Integration

• Work within a DEVSECOPS framework to ensure infrastructure meets security compliance and operational standards.

• Support CI/CD pipelines and integrate infrastructure automation into the development lifecycle.

• Implement containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes to support microservices architectures.

Performance Optimization and Monitoring

• Configure and maintain monitoring tools to ensure availability and performance of systems and applications.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree in computer science software engineering STEM or Information Technology and 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.

• US Citizen and Possession of a current Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Azure Cloud Engineering or Cloud Infrastructure roles.

• Strong expertise in Azure networking including ExpressRoute Virtual WAN Peering Load Balancers Application Gateway Azure Firewall and Private Link.

• Proficiency with Terraform Bicep or ARM templates.

• Deep understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP DNS DHCP VPN routing subnetting BGP).

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments.

• Familiarity with security and identity in Azure (Azure AD RBAC Managed Identities).

• Experience with SASE ZScaler Palo Alto Prisma or Cloudflare network integrations.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes networking (CNI service mesh) or container-based deployments.

• Understanding of security frameworks (NIST CIS Benchmarks Zero Trust).

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex hybrid environments.

• Strong documentation and collaboration habits.

• Possession of at least one of the following certifications:

Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in computer science

• Possession of at least one of the following certifications:

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
Azure Hybrid Cloud Administrator Expert (AZ-800/801)
Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
VMWare VCP-Data Center Virtualization (DCV)

Were not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. Were looking for people who break limits ask hard questions and dont wait to be told whats next. At Leidos were not following the roadmap were redrawing it.

Original Posting:

For 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:

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.

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