Azure Cloud Engineer

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 Force’s 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 an...