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Leidos seeks an Azure Cloud Systems Engineer in Suitland, Maryland, to design, implement, and maintain enterprise Azure architecture supporting Zero Trust tools, identity services, and security monitoring platforms. The role includes engineering cloud resources and integrations, implementing automation and security baselines, and supporting cloud compliance. Candidates need an active TS/SCI clearance, relevant cloud engineering experience, and one of the listed cloud certifications.
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Description
Azure Cloud Systems Engineer
Location: Suitland, MD
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI
Leidos is seeking an Azure Cloud Systems Engineer in Suitland, MD to design, implement, and maintain enterprise Azure architecture supporting Zero Trust tools, identity services, and security monitoring platforms .
Primary Responsibilities:
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Engineer Azure resource groups, subscriptions, networking, virtual machines, identity integrations, and cloud baselines.
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Design hybrid-cloud integration supporting on-premises and cloud-based Zero Trust platforms.
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Provide cloud architecture documentation, diagrams, integration schemas, and operational support.
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Implement automation, monitoring, security baselines, and cloud compliance standards.
Required Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
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Active TS/SCI security clearance in DISS and ability to obtain special program access.
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Experience with Azure engineering, including automation and cloud-native architectures.
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Cloud platform management, deployment, and monitoring (AWS, Azure) experience.
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Skilled with PowerShell, Python, ARM/Bicep, and CI/CD pipelines.
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Experience supporting RMF and cloud security compliance.
Required Certifications:
- Active AWS Cloud Practitioner,AWS Certified Solutions Architect,Microsoft Azure Administrator, or higher certification.
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Original Posting:
November 11, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/) .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
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.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,086 open Cloud Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$108–195K/yr
- Maryland median$122–202K/yr142 salary ranges
- US median$116–202K/yr3,386 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $151K, is 6% below the Maryland median midpoint ($161K) — in the middle half of Cloud Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 163 open Cloud Engineer jobs in Maryland and 4,086 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Peraton19 open
- Leidos (this employer)18 open
- CACI International10 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Cloud Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,505 postings).
- Education
- 1,576 of the 4,086 open Cloud Engineer jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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