AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

CareerCircle
Manassas, United States of America
26 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
$ 237K

Job location

Remote
Manassas, United States of America

Tech stack

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Computer-Aided Design
AutoCAD
API
Agile Methodologies
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Systems Engineering
Confluence
User Authentication
Azure
Bioinformatics
Microsoft Online Services
Software as a Service
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Configuration Management
System Configuration
Continuous Integration
Data Centers
Data Validation
Database Applications
Federated Identity Management
Identity and Access Management
Inventory Management Software
Python
Key Management
MicroStation
OAuth
OpenID
Ping (Networking Utility)
Public Key Infrastructure
Scrum
Role-Based Access Control
Azure
Zero Trust Network Access
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Software Configuration Management
Software Engineering
Verification and Validation (Software)
Systems Integration
Enterprise Application Integration
Okta
Software Security
GIT
Cloudformation
SC Clearance
Deployment Automation
Hashicorp
Puppet
SailPoint
REST
Terraform
Software Version Control
Devsecops
Serverless Computing
Docker
Jenkins

Job description

CI/CD OAuth Writing Jenkins NIST 800 Equities Terraform DevSecOps HashiCorp Pipelines Operations Leadership Management Automation Mentorship Governance IdentityIQ Scalability Market Data RESTful API NIST 800-53 Azure DevOps Communication Cloud Hosting Authentications Access Controls Ancient History Secret Clearance Security Controls Agile Methodology Docker (Software) Quality Assurance Incident Response Policy Management AWS CloudFormation Systems Engineering Amazon Web Services Engineering Support Software Development Lifecycle Management Financial Management Atlassian Confluence Serverless Computing Cloud-Native Computing AWS Certified Developer Configuration Management Authorization (Computing) Public Key Infrastructure Verification And Validation Software As A Service (SaaS) Git (Version Control System) Scrum (Software Development) Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Privileged Access Management Federated Identity Management Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Identity And Access Management Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) Software Configuration Management Enterprise Application Integration AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Puppet (Configuration Management Tool) Application Programming Interface (API) Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance), Serves as the hands-on technical lead for ICAM engineering, integration, onboarding, and operational delivery across enterprise, cloud, coalition, and mission environments. This role leads the implementation, configuration, troubleshooting, sustainment, and modernization of Zero Trust identity and access management services including authentication, authorization, federation, identity governance, privileged access management, and enterprise application integration capabilities aligned to DoD, FICAM, NIST, and Intelligence Community standards and frameworks.

The Lead ICAM Engineer is responsible for driving technical execution across the full ICAM lifecycle, including platform integration, application onboarding, federation engineering, claims transformation, provisioning automation, deployment automation, operational transition, and production sustainment. The role requires hands-on engineering leadership supporting enterprise ICAM modernization efforts across cloud-hosted, hybrid, multi-domain, and mission partner environments.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Work with senior leadership, customers, application owners, security teams, mission partners, and operations personnel to plan and execute ICAM engineering and integration activities using Agile methodologies.
  • Lead hands-on configuration, integration, troubleshooting, and sustainment of ICAM platforms including Okta, Ping Federate, SailPoint, Delinea, Radiant Logic, HashiCorp, Corsha, Keycloak, Microsoft Entra ID, and related identity and access management technologies.
  • Implement and maintain authentication, authorization, federation, identity governance, privileged access management, and application onboarding capabilities supporting Zero Trust and FICAM-aligned enterprise architectures.
  • Lead integration and onboarding of legacy, cloud-native, SaaS, mission, and coalition applications into enterprise ICAM services.
  • Troubleshoot federation, authentication, claims mapping, token transformation, provisioning, entitlement, and access control issues across enterprise and mission environments.
  • Develop and maintain implementation procedures, onboarding standards, deployment documentation, operational engineering practices, and sustainment processes supporting ICAM delivery.
  • Configure and integrate SAML 2.0, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, REST APIs, PKI, CAC/PIV, MFA, and passwordless authentication technologies.
  • Support implementation of RBAC, ABAC, context-aware access control, device posture validation, and risk-based authentication capabilities.
  • Implement and maintain DevSecOps pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, deployment automation, and configuration management processes supporting ICAM services.
  • Support integration of ICAM services across cloud, enterprise, hybrid, and multi-domain mission environments including AWS, GovCloud, IL5/IL6, and classified systems where applicable.
  • Provide hands-on engineering support during testing, deployment, operational transition, incident response, troubleshooting, and production sustainment activities.
  • Develop and present integration artifacts, implementation plans, deployment procedures, technical briefings, and operational status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Guide engineering teams in implementing scalable, secure, and operationally sustainable ICAM capabilities aligned to mission objectives.
  • Serve as the technical lead for ICAM engineering, federation integration, application onboarding, and operational delivery activities while mentoring junior engineers.
  • Recognized as a trusted technical leader for enterprise ICAM modernization, Zero Trust implementation, and mission integration., 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. Related Jobs Shop Helper Aerotek Manassas, VAOn-Site Construction Data Centers Health Advocacy Inventory Management Valid Driver's License Artificial Intelligence Discounts And Allowances Critical Illness Insurance Verbal Communication Skills Employee Assistance Programs +0 Repository Technician Actalent Germantown, MDOn-Site Visionary Management Data Entry Innovation Cold Chain Communication Consolidation Social Skills Microsoft Word Report Writing Data Validation Customer Service Sample Collection Quality Assurance Customer Inquiries Process Improvement Inventory Management Database Application Shipping And Receiving Artificial Intelligence Hostile Work Environment Inventory Management System Standard Operating Procedure Good Manufacturing Practices +0

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Requirements

  • Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher.
  • Typically requires BS degree and 12+ years relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
  • Experience with IdAM / ICAM delivery systems, authentication, authorization, federated identity management, identity governance, entitlement management, privileged access management, attributes, and digital policy management.
  • Hands-on experience integrating and troubleshooting enterprise identity providers, federation services, MFA platforms, provisioning systems, and application onboarding solutions.
  • Experience configuring and supporting SAML 2.0, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, REST APIs, CAC/PIV, PKI, MFA, token-based authentication, and claims transformation technologies.
  • Experience with security accreditation processes and implementation of identity-related security controls supporting DoD environments.
  • Experience architecting, implementing, and sustaining enterprise cloud-hosted ICAM services within AWS or comparable cloud environments using infrastructure-as-code and automation concepts.
  • Understanding of Zero Trust architecture, federation, RBAC, ABAC, risk-based authentication, context-aware access, and cloud-native security principles.
  • Experience supporting application onboarding and federation integration across enterprise, cloud, mission, and coalition environments.
  • Experience interacting with cross-functional teams including Software Development, Systems Engineering, Security, Operations, Compliance, Verification and Validation, and Quality Assurance.
  • Experience working in Agile, SAFe, or Scrum environments using DevSecOps and CI/CD technologies such as Git, Jenkins, Docker, Azure DevOps, Puppet, Terraform, and Confluence.
  • Knowledge of software configuration management lifecycle deliverables, operational sustainment processes, and deployment management practices.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Required Certification(s):

  • One or more DoD 8140.01 Level III Certifications
  • Active Computing Environment certification relevant to job duties such as AWS Cloud, Microsoft Cloud, Okta, Ping Identity, SailPoint, Microsoft Entra ID, or related ICAM platform certifications.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Minimum of one AWS Associate-level certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Certified Developer Associate, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate.
  • Experience supporting C2S, DoD cloud, GovCloud, IL5/IL6, or classified mission environments.
  • Experience implementing CloudFormation, Terraform, serverless architectures, and cloud-native deployment patterns.
  • Experience integrating legacy, COTS, SaaS, cloud-native, financial management, and mission applications into enterprise ICAM services.
  • Experience supporting large-scale ICAM modernization, application migration, and federation onboarding initiatives.
  • Experience with API security, secrets management, certificate lifecycle management, claims transformation, and token exchange capabilities.
  • Familiarity with NIST 800-53, NIST 800-63, DoD Zero Trust guidance, and FICAM architectures.
  • TS/SCI eligible.

Benefits & conditions

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

About the company

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., Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

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