Azure Cyber Engineer; USAF Cloud One

Description

Leidos was awarded the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for an Azure Cyber Engineer
. This role involves working with AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle clouds. It 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 is hybrid remote and may require travel to support customer or corporate meetings near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA), Huntsville, AL or Reston, VA.

• Design, deploy, configure, operate, and maintain authorizations and accreditation of the C1 Architecture for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in NIPRNet and SIPRNet.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all IT stakeholders involved with system design, 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).
• Engineer 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 approved technical solutions and conduct remediation activities.
• Provide and execute a plan for enterprise vulnerability and compliance scanning.
• Implement 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.

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience, or Master’s degree and 2+ years of prior relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ 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.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Certifications:
  
  CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT‑2).

• 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).

C1

NACSS

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting those 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.

$87,100.00 – $

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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