Senior Cloud Architect

Leidos

. Design and implement secure government cloud architectures, including landing zones, networking, identity, storage, databases, application hosting, monitoring, and other required cloud services.

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $131,300 - $237,350 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing secure cloud architectures, particularly within government environments, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure services, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud security practices. Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and establish governance and operational standards for cloud solutions.

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Microsoft Azure ArchitectureInfrastructure-As-CodeCloud Security and AuthorizationCI/CD and Deployment AutomationGovernment Cloud Compliance

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Hard Skills

Cloud Architecture DesignApplication HostingData ServicesIdentity and Access ManagementNetworkingMonitoringTroubleshootingAPIsMulti-Enclave SolutionsCloud Governance

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringProblem SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Azure Data FactoryCosmos DBAzure MonitorAzure PolicyMicrosoft Entra ID

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft Azure Architecture CertificationMicrosoft Azure Security Certification

Industry Keywords

U.S. GovernmentDoDRMFATOZero TrustLeast PrivilegeCloud Landing ZonesFinOpsClassified EnvironmentsSecurity Boundaries

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudCyber SecurityVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement secure government cloud architectures, including landing zones, networking, identity, storage, databases, application hosting, monitoring, and other required cloud services.
Translate application, data, integration, performance, security, and operational requirements into scalable, supportable solutions.
Build, review, test, and troubleshoot critical cloud components, including infrastructure-as-code, cloud configurations, deployment automation, identity and access controls, networking, observability, and system integrations.
Lead resolution of complex technical problems across application and cloud environments using logs, metrics, traces, targeted testing, and root-cause analysis.
Design for authorization by maximizing reuse of authorized services, inherited controls, and existing government platform capabilities.
Partner with cybersecurity/RMF teams on boundaries, data flows, interfaces, ports/protocols, and interconnections.
Establish secure deployment and integration patterns with engineering and DevSecOps teams, including CI/CD, artifact promotion, configuration management, automated validation, environment progression, APIs, data movement, and multi-enclave connectivity.
Create reusable engineering assets, including tested infrastructure-as-code modules, reference implementations, architecture patterns, deployment templates, technical standards, runbooks, and troubleshooting guidance.
Provide hands-on technical leadership through delivery and operations, mentor engineers, and ensure production readiness, observability, resiliency, recovery, rollback, supportability, and capacity/cost planning.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline with 12+ years of relevant experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Extensive hands-on Microsoft Azure architecture and engineering experience, including networking, identity and access management, PaaS services, application hosting, data services, security, monitoring, and resiliency.
Demonstrated experience architecting and delivering production systems in U.S. Government, DoD, or similarly regulated cloud environments.
Strong knowledge of government cloud security and authorization requirements, including zero trust, least privilege, security boundaries, inherited controls, and DoD RMF/ATO considerations.
Experience designing and implementing cloud landing zones, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, environment progression, and secure software deployment patterns.
Experience architecting complex integrations across cloud, enterprise, and restricted environments, including APIs, identity, data movement, network boundaries, and multi-enclave solutions.
Demonstrated experience developing reusable cloud architecture patterns and technical standards that support multiple applications, products, or engineering teams.
Ability to obtain and maintain the U.S. Government security clearance and privileged environment access required for assigned work.
Experience designing and operating solutions in classified government cloud environments, including SIPR or equivalent.
Deep experience with Azure PaaS and data services, particularly Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, API Management, Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, and Microsoft Entra ID.
Experience architecting enterprise data, knowledge graph, analytics, or AI-enabled platforms in secure cloud environments.
Experience establishing cloud governance and FinOps practices across multiple subscriptions, products, or programs.
Advanced Microsoft Azure architecture or security certifications.