Leidos
Technology Lead - Cloud
Leidos, Columbus, Ohio, United States,
Description
Technology Lead - CloudLocation:
Whiteley, Hampshire
Role Overview:
Within Leidos, CIO Services provide Enterprise IT to internal Leidos customers globally.
The CIO Services UK team are embarking on a significant cloud deployment enabling the use of the cloud for hosting enterprise services and various business programme requirements. We’re looking for a technical expert with an in-depth understanding of AWS and Azure, infrastructure components, security best practices, and architectural patterns.
Though hands-on, being at a senior level, you will be expected to provide technical leadership and governance to the cloud environment, ensuring established global standards are maintained, costs are controlled, and best practices are implemented where possible.
A key part of the role will be to keep up to date with the latest developments in this technology, collaborating within Leidos and external vendors and assessing the latest offerings from platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP to improve efficiency or add value to our service.
To be successful, we need somebody who possesses curiosity, creativity, tech-savviness, persistence, strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You will be used to collecting requirements, developing architectures while identifying efficiencies and improvements. Providing guidance on resource allocation, scalability, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization will also be important.
Most services we provide in-country are on-prem right now, and so experience in VMware vSphere and NSX will be advantageous, as would a strong desire to pass on knowledge and experience to colleagues at all levels beginning their journey into cloud computing.
Skills Required:
Strong experience leading cloud initiatives or senior-level cloud engineering
Substantial experience leading and designing cloud/on-prem infrastructure solutions
AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional level certification
Demonstrable experience of transitioning legacy platforms to AWS
Demonstrable experience of implementing solutions using AWS with Linux technologies and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible
Demonstrable experience of working in a DevOps environment
Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless computing
Experience of applying security to all workloads
Experience troubleshooting/analysing issues in the cloud, scripts, and performance bottlenecks
Strong foundational knowledge of technology concepts including cloud operating models, networking, security, compute, and operating systems
Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support the resolution of problems
Must be able to obtain UK MoD SC level clearance
Willingness to occasionally work outside normal business hours or weekends as needed to avoid disruption during core business operations
Skills Desired:
Azure Solution Architect Expert certification or Google Cloud Architect Professional certification
Experience working in line with Cyber Essentials Plus and other HMG/MoD security requirements
Clearance Requirements:
Clearance to Start SC
Clearance for Role SC
Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.
Who We Are:
Leidos UK & EUROPE
– we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science.
Leidos
is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services.
Original Posting Date:
2024-10-30While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days.
Pay Range:The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
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Technology Lead - CloudLocation:
Whiteley, Hampshire
Role Overview:
Within Leidos, CIO Services provide Enterprise IT to internal Leidos customers globally.
The CIO Services UK team are embarking on a significant cloud deployment enabling the use of the cloud for hosting enterprise services and various business programme requirements. We’re looking for a technical expert with an in-depth understanding of AWS and Azure, infrastructure components, security best practices, and architectural patterns.
Though hands-on, being at a senior level, you will be expected to provide technical leadership and governance to the cloud environment, ensuring established global standards are maintained, costs are controlled, and best practices are implemented where possible.
A key part of the role will be to keep up to date with the latest developments in this technology, collaborating within Leidos and external vendors and assessing the latest offerings from platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP to improve efficiency or add value to our service.
To be successful, we need somebody who possesses curiosity, creativity, tech-savviness, persistence, strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You will be used to collecting requirements, developing architectures while identifying efficiencies and improvements. Providing guidance on resource allocation, scalability, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization will also be important.
Most services we provide in-country are on-prem right now, and so experience in VMware vSphere and NSX will be advantageous, as would a strong desire to pass on knowledge and experience to colleagues at all levels beginning their journey into cloud computing.
Skills Required:
Strong experience leading cloud initiatives or senior-level cloud engineering
Substantial experience leading and designing cloud/on-prem infrastructure solutions
AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional level certification
Demonstrable experience of transitioning legacy platforms to AWS
Demonstrable experience of implementing solutions using AWS with Linux technologies and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible
Demonstrable experience of working in a DevOps environment
Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless computing
Experience of applying security to all workloads
Experience troubleshooting/analysing issues in the cloud, scripts, and performance bottlenecks
Strong foundational knowledge of technology concepts including cloud operating models, networking, security, compute, and operating systems
Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support the resolution of problems
Must be able to obtain UK MoD SC level clearance
Willingness to occasionally work outside normal business hours or weekends as needed to avoid disruption during core business operations
Skills Desired:
Azure Solution Architect Expert certification or Google Cloud Architect Professional certification
Experience working in line with Cyber Essentials Plus and other HMG/MoD security requirements
Clearance Requirements:
Clearance to Start SC
Clearance for Role SC
Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.
Who We Are:
Leidos UK & EUROPE
– we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science.
Leidos
is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services.
Original Posting Date:
2024-10-30While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days.
Pay Range:The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
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