Cloud Database Systems Architect

Leidos had a career opening for a Cloud Database Systems Architect.

Our capability incubation team is a specialized, agile unit within our CTO team focused on rapidly conducting proof of concepts, developing, testing, and maturing new business concepts and technologies including cloud migrations. It bridges the gap between ideation and formal validation before integration ready for production deployment using iterative short-cycles (2-4 weeks on average, 1-3 months for larger projects).

Key Responsibilities include
Identifying and exploring industry database, storage, archiving and other data management solutions
Recommending database and storage solution options to solve the defined problems / opportunities
Planning, designing and implementing cloud based database solution including RDS, No SQL, Aurora, DynamoDB etc
Creating and implementing scripts to automate deployment processes using tools like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation
Ensuring all cloud database environments meet security standards and compliance requirements
Planning and executing the migration of existing on-premises databases to the cloud.
Developing the High-Level Designs
Architecting hybrid-cloud solutions
Evaluating new technologies and staying current with a broad range of industry solutions
Documenting the assessment method and evaluation results
Onboarding POC vendors including but not limited to risk assessment, compliance assessment and remediation plans/ investments required to make the solution viable
Developer-focused mindset enabling custom integrations
Strong requirements gathering and understanding skills driving the design of large systems for global use
Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders enabling consistent messaging and detailed requirements
Global cloud deployment of multiple levels (GCC, GovCloud, Commercial, etc)

Experience
BS degree and 12+ years of experience. Additional years experience ay be used in lie of a degree.
5+ years' experience designing new solutions and 10+ industry experience
Background as an engineer
Health industry experiences an advantage
Cloud multi-governance level experience (GCC, OCI, GovCloud, Commercial, etc)
Azure and AWS experience
Oracle and SQL experience
Cloud database experience

Qualities
Self-motivated and focused on delivering outcomes
Resilient with the ability to find innovative ways around against roadblocks
Enthusiasm and curiosity to explore and pick up new technologies and concepts
Can work in an iterative way starting with ambiguity and loosely structured requirements
Thrive in fast paced, high change environments
Can work independently
Fosters an inclusive team environment
Refined presentation and communication skills with ability to tailor message to the audience

Industry Certification
Database certifications such as Oracle and SQL

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Original Posting:
April 2, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.