Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Leidos

. Support the operation, maintenance, automation, and continued modernization of AWS and hybrid-cloud infrastructure supporting federal systems .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesJunior💰 $57,850 - $104,575 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AWS infrastructure management, including EC2, S3, and VPC, while applying infrastructure-as-code practices with Terraform and CloudFormation. Capable of troubleshooting and securing cloud environments, ensuring compliance with security standards and best practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

AWS Infrastructure ManagementInfrastructure-As-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)Cloud Security ComplianceNetworking Concepts (TCP/IP, DNS)Scripting and Automation (Python)

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Hard Skills

AWS EC2AWS S3AWS VPCAWS IAMAWS CloudWatchTerraformCloudFormationPythonNetworking TroubleshootingInfrastructure Security

Soft Skills

Self-InitiativeCommunicationProblem-SolvingDocumentation

Tools & Technologies

AWSHybrid-Cloud InfrastructureLoad BalancingDNSSystems Manager

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Solutions ArchitectAzure Administrator

Industry Keywords

CIS BenchmarksSTIGsVulnerability RemediationSecurity HardeningCompliance Frameworks

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDNSEC2FirewallsPythonTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the operation, maintenance, automation, and continued modernization of AWS and hybrid-cloud infrastructure supporting federal systems
Support AWS infrastructure including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, load balancing, DNS, and related services
Implement infrastructure changes using established architecture, procedures, and infrastructure-as-code
Maintain and modify Terraform and/or CloudFormation configurations under guidance from senior engineers
Monitor cloud resources and investigate availability, performance, configuration, and security issues
Troubleshoot networking, operating system, application connectivity, permissions, DNS, and cloud-service issues
Support vulnerability remediation, patching, configuration compliance, and security-hardening activities
Assist with cloud migrations, modernization efforts, disaster recovery, and infrastructure lifecycle activities
Develop scripts and automation to reduce repetitive administrative work
Maintain technical documentation, diagrams, procedures, and change records
Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis
Work with senior engineers to learn cloud architecture, security, networking, automation, and operational best practices
Gradually assume ownership of cloud services and technical workstreams as experience develops

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in information systems or relevant field and 1-3 years of practical experience in the field
Ability to obtain public trust clearance
Ability to independently manage assigned work, document technical activities, communicate issues, and seek assistance when appropriate
Demonstrated self-initiative to build enterprise-like AWS systems and resources that align with well-architected frameworks
Understanding of fundamental networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, subnets, and firewalls/security groups, with the ability to apply systematic troubleshooting methods
Basic understanding of infrastructure security concepts such as least privilege, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and security baselines
Hands-on experience building solutions with Cloudformation, Terraform, Python, or other tools
Cloud related certifications (Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, etc) (beneficial)
Exposure to CIS Benchmarks, STIGs, or similar security and compliance frameworks (beneficial)