Senior Cloud Subject Matter Expert

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and motivated Senior Cloud Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead our cloud strategy and initiatives. This role involves providing technical leadership, advising on best practices, and serving as the go-to expert for cloud technologies within the organization. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud architecture, deployment models, and emerging trends, with a proven track record of successfully implementing cloud solutions. The candidate will be expected to understand and work within the CMS Hybrid Cloud Hosting ecosystem, support and refine its service delivery processes, and comply with all underlying security guidelines and requirements.

Your goal will be to work with all stakeholders to help Leidos ensure delivery of high-quality, robust, and scalable solutions with minimal business impact. Lastly and most importantly, you will represent the IUSG Front Office, Managed Infrastructure Service Provider (MiSP), and CMS’ various Product Owners when meeting with the Application Development Organizations (ADO). You will help coordinate the identification of opportunities to provide support, modernization, innovation, and other opportunities for their application.

The current work environment is remote leveraging various tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Cloud Leadership:

• Develop and drive the organization's cloud strategy, ensuring alignment with the customer’s business goals and objectives.

• As a thought leader, you will help influence the shaping and refinement of cloud managed services, hybrid cloud solutions, and collaborate with customer and internal leadership teams, application development organizations (ADO), business owners, and peer vendors within the customer support framework.

• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and trends to recommend innovative solutions that enhance the program’s capabilities and service offerings.

• Support a culture of customer centric support, SRE practice, and accountability.

2. Technical Expertise:

• Serve as the subject matter expert on cloud technologies, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and others.

• Design, implement, and manage scalable and secure cloud architectures and solutions.

3. Advisory and Consulting:

• Provide expert advice and guidance to internal teams and stakeholders on cloud best practices, cost optimization, and risk management.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate cloud solutions with existing systems and processes.

4. Project Management:

• Lead and manage cloud-related projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.

• Develop project plans, budgets, and resource allocation strategies for cloud initiatives.

5. Security and Compliance:

• Ensure cloud solutions comply with industry standards and regulations, implementing …