[Hiring] Senior Cloud Network Engineer @Leidos

Role Description

The Health and Services Operation of Leidos is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to support our NIH (National Institutes of Health) client in Bethesda, MD in architecting, securing, and operating enterprise AWS networking environments supporting mission-critical NIH systems. This role requires deep AWS expertise combined with strong working knowledge of federal cybersecurity mandates, compliance frameworks, and zero trust architecture principles.

• Provide AWS network administration, security, configuration management, and maintenance of multiple VPC’s, Security Groups, Load Balancers, Web Application Firewalls, and related cloud-based network architecture for a custom-build enterprise system.
• Implement network configuration changes using Infrastructure-as-a-Service model, develop network designs and implement cloud security best practices.
• Maintain and ensure the ongoing stability and continuous operations of internal and external connections, including Direct Connect (DX).
• Harden cloud networking environments to ensure compliance with FedRAMP Moderate/High, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) requirements.
• Provide technical expertise in all areas of network and software interconnection and interfacing, such as ALB’s, NLB’s, Security Groups, gateways, etc.
• Perform requirements gathering, gap analysis, technical studies, risk assessments and vendor selection for cloud networking projects and system enhancements.
• Collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Systems Engineering teams to ensure compliance and performance.
• Participate in a 24x7 365 days a year on-call rotation for Production systems, investigate, mitigate and resolve network related issues in accordance with SLA’s.
• Maintain processes and technical documentation, network diagrams, etc.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience of managing and designing AWS-based network for large, enterprise level systems.
• Expert level experience working in AWS (VPC, VPN Gateways, EC2 Instances, Route53) and deep understanding on AWS network architecture, AWS concepts, API’s, HTTP protocol and its extensions (SOAP, REST, etc.).
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash) skills and knowledge of AWS Lambda.
• Expertise in designing and implementing VPCs, VPC routing, and VPC security for enterprise systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in a highly collaborative environment.
• Proven in-depth, hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum/Lean software development methods.
• Proven experience preparing and presenting technical documentation to various audiences.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments in parallel, balancing time and schedule based on the business priorities of the organization.

Requirements

• US Citizen or Green Card holder with the ability to obtain and maintain HHS Public Trust clearance.
• Be currently located in the UNITED STATES for the CURRENT three consecutive years.

Education

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in a System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Advanced Networking Certification.

Benefits

• Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00.
• The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.