Hiring: AWS Cloud Engineer Company: Leidos Location: Arlington, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 15:52:44 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Agile, Ansible, Bash, Bitbucket, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Configuration Management, Docker, EC2, Git, GitLab, IAM, Infrastructure as Code, JMeter, Java, Jira, Lambda, PHP, PowerShell, Python, RDS, Ruby, S3, Terraform, VPC About the job Experience: •8-12 years of experience in Information Technology. •5 years of hands-on engineering and administration experience in virtualized Information Technology environments. Experience with infrastructure as code environments, automating patches and system configurations, and with designing and engineering commercial cloud environments, architectures, and designs is preferred. •12 years of experience in Information Technology. •4 years’ extensive experience in AWS Cloud Technologies and infrastructure-as-code concepts. •4 years’ experience in implementing Amazon C2S enabled architectures and tools to include Ansible, Cloud Formations, Terraform, JMETER, EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, Docker, GIT and S3. Required Skills: •Leidos is seeking an experienced •This position is 100% on-site in Arlington, VA. Occasional, situational travel within the DC-Metro area may be required. •Provide continuous development and continuous integration to include operational engineering and integration, release management, implementation & migration, and training & knowledge transfer. •Design, build, and maintain capabilities utilizing the current Amazon C2S enabled architecture and tools to include Ansible, Cloud Formation, EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, S3, Terraform, and containerization. •Configure and manage core AWS services such as EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, KMS, and Config. •Operate and improve reliability/availability through monitoring, alerting, incident response, and continual service improvement. •Automate system deployments and operational tasks using scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell). •Document and deliver an approach for automated testing including integration, regression, and acceptance testing, including tools and processes. Qualifications: •Candidate must currently have a TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI Poly. •BA/BS and 8-12 years of experience in Information Technology. •IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP) •Prior experience with DISA and DISA’s support to mission partners. •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. Compensation: •$107,900 - $195,050 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!