Lead Cloud Architect

Employer description

Leidos seeks a Lead Cloud Architect to serve as the senior technical architecture lead for the Department of the Air Force A1 Multi-Cloud Ecosystem (A1 MCE). This Government-led, contractor-operated platform includes the A1 Virtual Data Center, the SAF/CN Azure Innovation Landing Zone, AWS GovCloud workloads and associated common services. The Lead Cloud Architect is designated Key Personnel under PWS 6.7.1 and is responsible for the overall technical vision, design and integrity of A1 MCE architecture, including integration of new cloud service providers (CSPs) and core platform services.

Primary Responsibilities:

Own and maintain integrated multi-cloud reference architectures, design patterns, architecture documentation and technical roadmaps across infrastructure, networking, identity, shared services and cloud platform operations.
Evaluate and recommend secure, resilient, scalable solutions for AWS GovCloud IL4/IL5 and Azure environments; provide technical assessments for new CSP and core service integration.
Lead architecture reviews, dependency analysis, engineering trade studies, and design recommendations to the A1 DTA Cloud Center of Excellence and designated Government technical authority. Obtain formal Government review and written approval before major architectural or strategic changes.
Define repeatable infrastructure-as-code patterns, multi-account governance, automated configuration, patching, disaster recovery and resilient edge service architectures in collaboration with DevSecOps and site reliability engineering teams.
Partner with cybersecurity leadership to incorporate Zero Trust principles, least privilege, boundary protection, continuous monitoring and FedRAMP/DISA compliance into platform designs.
Support tenant onboarding, platform performance and availability engineering, architecture troubleshooting, optimization, FinOps and technical integration with enterprise cloud constructs such as Cloud One/JWCC.
Mentor engineers, communicate technical risks and recommendations, and support technical documentation, reviews, transition and knowledge transfer.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field with 19+ years of relevant experience; Master’s degree with 15+ years of relevant experience; or Doctorate with 13+ years of relevant experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise cloud infrastructure. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree in accordance with Leidos policy.
Demonstrated architecture leadership in production AWS and Azure multi-cloud environments, including networking, IAM, security boundaries, infrastructure automation and platform services.
Experience with AWS GovCloud, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation), cloud governance, DevSecOps integration, high availability and disaster recovery.
Ability to develop architecture artifacts, lead technical reviews, and work within Government approval and change-control processes.
Favorably adjudicated Tier 3 investigation or investigation sufficient for Secret clearance before contract performance, and active DoD IAT/IAM Level II baseline certification (or accepted current equivalent) before performance, as required by PWS 6.7.2.
Must have an active Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting DoD IL4/IL5 cloud platforms, FedRAMP, DISA STIGs, DoD Cloud Computing SRG and RMF/ATO processes.
AWS Professional-level and/or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification; Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, ServiceNow, and observability experience.
Experience with enterprise landing zones, multi-account cloud governance, cloud cost optimization and integration with Cloud One or JWCC constructs.

WORK ARRANGEMENT
Contractor-designated worksite with onsite attendance at JBSA-Randolph or other Government facilities for scheduled meetings, reviews or approved events as required. Assignment and start date are contingent on award, funding and successful onboarding.

Leidos is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment consistent with applicable law.

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Original Posting:October 23, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.