Cloud Network Engineer

Description

Job Description:

Leidos has a career opening for a Cloud Network Engineer that will support the 1901 Group located in Blacksburg, VA or remote.

Position Summary:
A Cloud Network Engineer to join our growing cloud engineering team to support the design, automation, and deployment of cloud network infrastructure and application migration.

Primary Responsibilities:

• After your initial onboarding and acclimation to the team you will be training, both independently and with the team, to gain knowledge about 1901 cloud network designs, processes, and migration approach
• Working in an Agile process to plan your work into two week sprints and participate in daily scrum meetings
• Creating network designs, implementation plans, operational documentation, and continual improvement of cloud network services
• Conducting cloud migration assessment, planning, and migration activities for varied application sets
• Evaluate and recommend potential cloud networking solutions for inclusion into customer cloud  service offerings and application migration solutions

As a Cloud Network Engineer, you will:

• Be a key member of a high performing Agile scrum team. Attend Agile meetings (sprint planning, daily standups, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, etc.)
• Work with teams across Leidos/1901 Group and customers to understand cloud networking requirements for upcoming projects
• Design and implement automation through scripting and other techniques to implement cloud network infrastructure and improve operational efficiencies
• Create network architectures and designs that are highly available and scalable for new customers systems and solutions to meet defined requirements
• Work across the company to deliver Cloud network infrastructure strategies aligned with business objectives

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors and 5+ years of IT experience in an operational role.
• 2-3 year of experience with Cloud networking services, AWS or Azure
• Travel to customer sites, including overnight travel
• Ability to provide coverage for core hours (8a to 6p) and occasional work on nights and weekends may be required during maintenance periods.
• Assessing risk of technical solution paths
• Reporting to a senior program owner
• Analyze data and form recommendations to colleagues and management
• An AWS Certified Solution Architect, Associate or an AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialist (or have equivalent professional experience)
• Familiar with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform and Ansible
• Capable of working within a team and independently
• Someone with strong problem solving and decision making ability
• Detail oriented with experience interacting with customers
• Proficient in creating technical documentation and diagrams
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

Pay Range:

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COVID Response

Effective October 1, in order to enter Leidos facilities in the US and to attend Leidos business events outside our facilities, employees will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or maintain proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 96 hours of entry.  Effective January 18, 2022, all Leidos employees must be fully vaccinated (2 weeks past final dose) unless they are entitled to a legal accommodation. If you are not vaccinated, please consider getting your COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact your Talent Acquisition POC. 

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $12.30 billion for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2021.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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Commitment to Diversity

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.