Senior Azure Cyber Engineer; USAF Cloud Security Clearance

Position: Senior Azure Cyber Engineer (USAF Cloud One) with Security Clearance
R
- Description Leidos was awarded the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a Senior Azure Cyber Engineer AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global-scale multi-cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.

Location:

This position will be hybrid remote and may require travel to support customer or corporate meetings near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA), Huntsville, AL or Reston, VA. Primary

Responsibilities Include:

* Design, deploy, configure, operate, and maintain authorizations and accreditation of the C1 Architecture for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in NIPRNet and SIPRNet.

* Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all IT stakeholders involved with system design, system builds, and Authority to Operate (ATO) efforts on cybersecurity requirements and tooling.

* Support the cybersecurity authorizations team developing artifacts required to achieve milestones such as Interim Authority Test (IATT) and Authorization to Operate (ATO).

* Experience engineering solutions to support migration of security controls from NIST 800-53 Rev 4 to 800-53 Rev 5.

* Ensure compliance with SCCA, Cloud SRG, and other STIG/SRG requirements.

* Support Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) within a Dev Sec Ops  or cloud-based environment, including implementation of automated control validation, continuous monitoring integration, and real-time POA&M management.

* Create RMF-required authorization-related documentation and artifacts and support ATO sustainment activities for C1 and DPaaS environments.

* Conduct routine Insider Threat Assessment and document results in the Contractor’s System Security Plan

* Continuously monitor system resources through automated scanning and implement automated reporting feeds to support cybersecurity authorizations.

* Verify patch compliance using the approved technical solutions and conduct remediation activities.

* Provide and execute a plan for enterprise vulnerability and compliance scanning.

* Implementation of security procedures, and verify information system security requirements, including coordinating the execution, review, and disposition of STIG checklists for systems, applications, developed code and other components.

* Participate in regular briefings with the customer on cybersecurity status, including preparing briefing materials

* Work closely with government Cyber & technical teams to support ATO conditions and requirements.

* Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes

* Collaborate with team members and provide mentorship to junior staff, fostering a learning environment

Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelors and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience or equivalent experience.

* 6+ years of experience with cloud hosted systems and/or applications.

* Interim Secret clearance required to start;
Ability to obtain Secret clearance required to maintain employment

* US citizenship required

* Certifications:

CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1

* Experience with automation/tools like EvalSTIG, STIG Manager, Ansible etc.

* Experience with Zero Trust Architecture

* Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle clouds

* Certifications:

CISSP or equivalent (IAT-3) If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting:
March 10, 2026 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…