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Cloud Application Admin

Leidos

Norfolk, VAJob$59–107K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$59–107K/yr
Location
Norfolk, VA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Azure Fundamentals CertificationMicrosoft 365 Fundamentals CertificationTop Secret clearance

Job overview

Leidos seeks a Cloud Application Admin to support the operation, maintenance, and security of cloud tenants in Microsoft Azure or equivalent CSP environments. The role supports DoD cybersecurity, STIG, and RMF compliance; cloud monitoring, governance, and architecture efforts; and administration of Navy Flank Speed cloud applications and systems. It also provides systems support and training for government and military analysts.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Azure Cloud AdministrationSTIG ApplicationEnterprise Backup AdministrationEnterprise Storage AdministrationTeamworkIndependent WorkIssue IdentificationAction PlanningInitiativeFlexibilityMultitaskingCommunication

Qualifications

Top Secret Security ClearanceAzure Fundamentals CertificationMicrosoft 365 Fundamentals CertificationBS or Master's Degree7+ Years Azure Cloud Administration3 Years RMF ISSE Documentation

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions guided by our commitment to deliver mission success for our customers. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Application Admin to join our team. This role will assist in the operation, maintenance, and security of cloud tenants within Microsoft Azure (or equivalent CSP environments) and support compliance with DoD cybersecurity, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements. The role will assist with monitoring and alerting activities using native or equivalent CSP tools for incident detection, supporting the implementation of governance controls (e.g., Azure Policy, Blueprints, tagging) to maintain configuration standardization, and providing basic support for cloud architecture efforts aligned with Zero Trust principles. Additionally, the role assists in administering the Navy Flank Speed Cloud Applications environment server-based systems, security devices, distributed applications, network storage, and performs routine systems monitoring. The role will consult on network, application, and customer service issues to support computer systems’ security and availability.

The Cloud Application Admin will:

  • Provide Subject Matter Expert level support for desktops in Azure cloud computing environment

  • Maintain systems patches and systems security posture

  • Implement STIGs

  • Improve system administration productivity by authoring/updating relevant shell scriptsProvide timely reports on projects status and other systems administration work, as required

  • Aggregate custom detections and alerts into a cloud native SEIM

  • Provide/perform on-the-job training of KQL for all assigned government and military analysts

  • Provide/perform on-the-job training of Navy-owned Microsoft products and capabilities for all assigned

  • Assist in the development of a standardized cloud-based case management system

Required Education & Experience:

  • Requires current TOP SECRET Security Clearance

  • Azure Fundamentals Certification

  • Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Certification

  • Requires BS or Masters degree with 7 - 10 years of experience as Azure Cloud Administrator in an enterprise level cloud computing environment and 3 years’ experience working with RMF-based Information Security Systems Engineer (ISSE) documentation

  • Proficient in the application of STIG on cloud-based systems

  • Familiar with enterprise backup software and administration and enterprise storage administration and concepts

Required Skills:

  • Ability to work in team setting, as well as independently

  • Self-starter: identify issues and create action plan for resolution

  • Demonstrated initiative, flexibility and ability to concurrently manage multiple deadline-driven tasks and projects

  • EWxcellent communication skills

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:

October 21, 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 $59,150.00 - $106,925.00

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.

REQNUMBER: R-00195074-OTHLOC-PL-2D1953

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 2,391 open Systems Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$59–107K/yr
  • Virginia median$94–158K/yr186 salary ranges
  • US median$85–130K/yr1,596 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $83K, is 34% below the Virginia median midpoint ($126K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Administrator salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 237 open Systems Administrator jobs in Virginia and 2,391 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Systems Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 2,042 postings).
Education
722 of the 2,391 open Systems Administrator jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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