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 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: 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.