Senior Cloud Network Engineer (AWS)

Leidos is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to support their NIH client in architecting, securing, and operating enterprise AWS networking environments. The role involves managing AWS network administration and ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity mandates.

Responsibilities:

• Provide AWS network administration, security, configuration management, and maintenance of multiple VPC’s, Security Groups, Load Balancers, Web Application Firewalls, and related cloud-based network architecture for a custom-build enterprise system
• Implement network configuration changes using Infrastructure-as-a-Service model, develop network designs and implement cloud security best practices
• Maintain and ensure the ongoing stability and continuous operations of internal and external connections, including Direct Connect (DX)
• Harden cloud networking environments to ensure compliance with FedRAMP Moderate/High, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) requirements
• Provide technical expertise in all areas of network and software interconnection and interfacing, such as ALB’s, NLB’s, Security Groups, gateways, etc
• Perform requirements gathering, gap analysis, technical studies, risk assessments and vendor selection for cloud networking projects and system enhancements
• Collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Systems Engineering teams to ensure compliance and performance
• Participate in a 24x7 365 days a year on-call rotation for Production systems, investigate, mitigate and resolve network related issues in accordance with SLA’s
• Maintain processes and technical documentation, network diagrams, etc

Requirements:

• US Citizen or Green Card holder with the ability obtain and maintain HHS Public Trust clearance
• Be currently located in the UNITED STATES for the CURRENT three consecutive years
• Minimum of Bachelor's degree, or higher, in a System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
• Must hold an AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Advanced Networking Certification
• 10+ years of relevant work experience of managing and designing AWS-based network for large, enterprise level systems
• Expert level experience working in AWS (VPC, VPN Gateways, EC2 Instances, Route53) and deep understanding on AWS network architecture, AWS concepts, API's, HTTP protocol and its extensions (SOAP, REST, etc.)
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash) skills and knowledge of AWS Lambda
• Expertise in designing and implementing VPCs, VPC routing, and VPC security for enterprise systems
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in a highly collaborative environment
• Proven in-depth, hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum/Lean software development methods
• Proven experience preparing and presenting technical documentation to various audiences
• Ability to work on multiple assignments in parallel, balancing time and schedule based on the business priorities of the organization