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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Leidos, Inc. - **Location:** Florissant, MO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $87,100.0 - $157,450.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Collaborative Software, Cyber Security, Data Stores, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, OpenShift, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Scrum Methodology, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Virtualization Technology, Web Services, Zabbix, S3 Bucket, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Gitlab, Cloudformation, Terraform, Jenkins - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us6c1442f1641dc74510a827761c48c3f4/eaa ## About the Role * Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI Security Clearance with ability to obtain Poly CI * DoD 8570 Certification Compliance (IAT Level 2/3) * Requires BS degree and & 5+ years' experience consulting, designing and implementing distributed solutions and 3+ years' experience with cloud-based solutions (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) including virtualization environment, network and operating system experience OR 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree * Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, diagrams, etc.) * Familiar with team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat) * Experience in AWS/Cloud technologies * Experience in Grafana * Subject Matter Expertise understanding across AWS cloud technologies including: EC2, PaaS (OpenShift), Lamdas, S3 buckets, Reserved Instances, etc. * Understanding of code baseline management * Utilization of the following: Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Python, Gitlab, CloudFormation, Zabbix, HPFortify, ACAS, PostgreSQL, Scrum, Kanban, Terraform * Knowledge of Systems, Architectural, SW Development and SW Sustainment Practices * Proactive self-starter demonstrates a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills. * Demonstrates ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly * Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work, follow tasks to their logical conclusion and ensure everything has been correctly satisfied to standard. Great attention to detail. * Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently with team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context., * Understanding of SFA organization; Aeronautical data and mission * Experience with NGA cloud-based architecture * AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, Certifications * Experience with IC Cloud Architecture implementation methodologies * Native cloud templating services like AWS Cloud Formation * Experience with Aeronautical datasets * Experience with CI/CD Pipelines and projects * Experience with Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) process of evaluating solution options, Description Are you ready to be the technical backbone of a mission that matters? Leidos is seeking a highly motivated Senior Systems Administrator/Help Desk Engineer to support … ## Description The Leidos Air Team team has an opening for an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to work on a cloud development and deployment team. The team is involved in the deployment and maintenance of multiple operational cloud deployed software solutions. A successful candidate will have experience across all AWS Environments and be able to provide analysis and recommendations for architectural and configuration updates. 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