Cyber Operations Engineer (USAF Cloud One)

Leidos was awarded the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for the AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global-scale multi-cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.

Location:

This position will be in Huntsville, AL and may require travel to support customer or corporate meetings near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA), or Reston, VA.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

The Cyber Operations Engineer will provide Incident Response (IR) and security operations support for the USAF Cloud One (C1) enterprise cloud environment supporting AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google Cloud Platform at DoD Impact Levels (IL) 2-6. The position directly supports ISSO/ISSM functions, ATO sustainment, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and cybersecurity compliance activities in accordance with DoDI 8500.01, DoDI 8510.01 (RMF), AFI 17-101 (RMF), DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and NIST SP 800-53

This role will work closely with Government ISSOs, ISSMs, Authorizing Officials (AOs), Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSSPs), and Cloud One engineering teams to ensure continued ATO compliance, security posture improvement and monitoring, and rapid remediation of vulnerabilities within the C1 environment.

• Maintain audit log configuration, monitoring, and retention compliance.
• Support incident reporting and documentation in accordance with DFARS and .
• Ensure compliance with SCCA and Cloud SRG requirements.
• Support secure configuration of AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google Cloud Platform cloud environments.
• Support the development, updates, and maintenance of RMF authorization artifacts in accordance with DoDI 8510.01 and NIST SP 800-53.
• Support Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) within a DevSecOps or cloud-based environment, including implementation of automated control validation, continuous monitoring integration, and real-time POA&M management.
• Support ATO maintenance and sustainment activities for C1 and DPaaS environments.
• Support Authority to Use (ATU) conditions and remediation tracking as directed by the AO.
• Assist Government ISSO/ISSM with maintaining compliance with:
  • DoDI 8500.01 (Cybersecurity)
  • DoDI 8510.01 (RMF)
  • AFI 17-101 (RMF)
  • DoD Cloud Computing SRG
  • DISA STIG/SRG
  • CNSSI 1253
• Support security control assessments, audit readiness, and third-party cybersecurity inspections.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2-4 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 2 of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Secret clearance at a minimum required to start.
• ship required
• CompTIA Security+ (IAT Level II) or equivalent required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture
• Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle clouds
• Automation experience

Certifications: CISSP (IAT Level III) or equivalent

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Original Posting:
February 27, 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

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.