Cloud Systems Administrator I'm reaching out to share an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Systems Administrator position with Leidos in Washington, DC. This is a contract-to-hire role, initially starting as a 6-month contract, with the intention to convert to full-time employment with Leidos after the contract period. Upon conversion, the full-time salary will be $130,000/year, along with Leidos employee benefits. Please note the following important details:

Location Requirement:

Candidate must reside in the DMV area (Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, or Northern Virginia).

Work Mode:

Hybrid (On-site presence required in Washington, DC).

Interview Process:

First Round:

In-person interview in Washington, DC

Second Round:

Telephonic interview Below is the complete job description:

Position:

Cloud Systems Administrator

Location:

Washington, DC (Local DMV candidates only)

Remote Work:

Yes (Hybrid, but local presence is required)

Type:

6-Month Contract to Hire Full-Time Salary (after conversion): $130,000/year + Leidos Benefits

Job Overview:

The Civil Group at Leidos is seeking an experienced Cloud Administrator to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to important programs and work on cutting-edge multi-cloud environments. You ll play a critical role in engineering solutions, automating deployments, enforcing compliance, and enabling efficient cloud operations.

Primary Responsibilities:

Specifically, in this role you will be responsible for: Cloud Administration Deployment of cloud resources and managing resource lifecycles, compliance, and access rights. Development and execution of deployments using infrastructure-as-code and usage of DevOps pipelines to operate cloud-native services and deployments. Monitor and manage FinOps dashboards and overall cloud and resource costs. Ensure the integrity and functional performance of data streams. Develop and implement cloud governance strategies including but not limited to finops, guardrails, compliance, & tagging strategies. Network Infrastructure Implement highly available network architectures and manage network security and network routing in a hybrid-cloud environment. Manage IP based access rules, network address sourcing, and CIDR lists/lists. Implement and operate cloud based VPNs, VPN Gateways, peering connections, private-links, and endpoint services. Collaboration Communicate effectively and promptly with DevSecOps teams to implement appropriate cloud-native solutions and maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of the system and network infrastructure including diagrams, configuration details, and operational procedures. Participate in in-house training programs to foster and spread knowledge and awareness to project teams, promote and empower decision making, and manage incident reports. Identify and implement cost-saving improvements and operational efficiencies over the lifespan of projects and resources. Enable successful project outcomes by participating in application development lifecycles and building applications-as-code.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field + 4 years of relevant experience (or equivalent experience in lieu of degree). Proficiency with Microsoft Azure and AWS environments. Understanding of cybersecurity practices and Azure Sentinel. Strong knowledge of

DNS, VPN, DHCP, TLS, IP

routing, subnetting. Experience with automation and infrastructure tasks. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues independently. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Public Trust Clearance eligibility.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master s degree in Computer Science or related field. Certifications such as: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, CISSP. Experience with Microsoft Intune, Azure Policy, or Azure EntraID. Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform). Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools ("AI") that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity. Report this job

Dice Id:

91120385

Position Id:

8628915