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Launch Your Next Mission: Cloud Engineer - San Antonio, TX
Step into the future of national defense technology with Leidos! We're searching for a driven Cloud Engineer (Azure) ready to take on high-stakes migration projects in the DAF CLOUDworks environment. Based in San Antonio, TX, this hybrid role offers flexibility, challenge, and the opportunity to leave your mark on mission-critical systems. You'll be part of complex migrations across AWS and Azure platforms-executing discovery, planning, and implementation while championing cybersecurity and cloud modernization.
What You'll Tackle:
EIO2024
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.
Original Posting:
September 25, 2025
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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00
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.
Step into the future of national defense technology with Leidos! We're searching for a driven Cloud Engineer (Azure) ready to take on high-stakes migration projects in the DAF CLOUDworks environment. Based in San Antonio, TX, this hybrid role offers flexibility, challenge, and the opportunity to leave your mark on mission-critical systems. You'll be part of complex migrations across AWS and Azure platforms-executing discovery, planning, and implementation while championing cybersecurity and cloud modernization.
What You'll Tackle:
- Serve as a technical bridge between mission partners, DAF Cw engineering, and leadership-streamlining timelines and reducing risk.
- Conduct deep-dive IT environment assessments, examining dependencies, performance baselines, and risk factors.
- Lead cloud migration discovery, planning, and execution for mission partners joining DAFCw.
- Advance and refine MaaS processes, tools, and documentation to improve operational excellence.
- Guide complex IT transitions including legacy modernization and mission-critical workload migrations.
- Utilize migration tooling for DevSecOps, collaboration platforms (Jira, Confluence, GitLab), and Identity Management systems.
- Orchestrate agile "wave" migrations to protect production systems and minimize disruption.
- Perform additional duties that keep our cloud mission charging forward.
- Clearance: Active TS/SCI on day one.
- Current IAT Level II certification with the ability to obtain an IAT Level III within 6 months of hire.
- Bachelor's degree (preferably in Computer Science or a related field) and 8 years relevant experience (additional experience and certifications may be considered in lieu of degree).
- Proven mastery of at least two areas: cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), Kubernetes, CI/CD, data migration, or software refactoring.
- Hands-on experience with legacy system modernization and major workload migration.
- Commanding grasp of the 7 R's of migration and practical implementation know-how.
- Proficiency in top migration tools including AWS Application Migration Service, Azure Migrate, DataSync, Jira/Confluence Migration Assistant, or Transition Manager.
- Strong communicator with a history of stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
- Must be locally based to work a hybrid work schedule (subject to change based on mission needs).
- Experience with agile delivery models and PI planning.
- Familiarity with USAF enterprise architecture, DevSecOps, and DoD cloud regulations.
- Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.
EIO2024
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.
Original Posting:
September 25, 2025
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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00
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.
Salary : $104,650 - $189,175