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$107,900 - $195,050
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Description
We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead AWS Administrator to provide senior-level technical leadership for the design, migration, and optimization of complex enterprise workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role is highly specialized, combining deep AWS architecture expertise with advanced governance and integration of Tivoli/IBM Workload Scheduler (TWS/IWS) to support large-scale, cross-platform workload automation.
The ideal candidate will serve as both a hands-on technical authority and a mentor, driving modernization initiatives while ensuring stability, security, and performance across multi-region AWS environments.
Primary Responsibilities
Strategic Architecture & Cloud Leadership
Modernization & Migration
Enterprise Automation Governance
CI/CD & DevOps Integration
Mentorship & Technical Leadership
Basic Qualifications
Experience
Certifications
Preferred Qualifications
Technical Expertise
Advanced TWS / IWS Technical Capabilities
Cloud-Native TWS Deployment
Advanced Integration & Automation
Security & Compliance
Performance, Monitoring & SLA Management
Certifications
Preferred Attributes
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: February 11, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Description
We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead AWS Administrator to provide senior-level technical leadership for the design, migration, and optimization of complex enterprise workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role is highly specialized, combining deep AWS architecture expertise with advanced governance and integration of Tivoli/IBM Workload Scheduler (TWS/IWS) to support large-scale, cross-platform workload automation.
The ideal candidate will serve as both a hands-on technical authority and a mentor, driving modernization initiatives while ensuring stability, security, and performance across multi-region AWS environments.
Primary Responsibilities
Strategic Architecture & Cloud Leadership
- Lead the design and implementation of highly available, enterprise-grade AWS environments utilizing EC2, EKS, RDS, and VPC architectures.
- Establish architectural patterns optimized for large-scale workload scheduling and automation.
Modernization & Migration
- Direct the migration of TWS components from on-premises platforms (including AIX and Mainframe environments) to AWS-native solutions.
- Drive containerized deployments using Amazon EKS and modern orchestration techniques.
Enterprise Automation Governance
- Define and enforce global standards for job scheduling, workload streams, dependencies, and disaster recovery.
- Design multi-region resilience strategies to support mission-critical batch and real-time workloads.
CI/CD & DevOps Integration
- Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines using Terraform and/or Ansible.
- Automate deployment and lifecycle management of AWS infrastructure and TWS agents.
Mentorship & Technical Leadership
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to mid-level administrators and engineers.
- Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions to ensure technical excellence.
Basic Qualifications
Experience
- A Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure or platform engineering roles, additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Minimum of 4+ years of hands-on AWS experience, including leadership of complex enterprise initiatives.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust.
- All candidates supporting the CMS programs must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years prior in order to be considered.
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Preferred Qualifications
Technical Expertise
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and containerized platforms.
- Advanced knowledge of Tivoli/IBM Workload Scheduler (TWS/IWS), version 9.5 or higher.
Advanced TWS / IWS Technical Capabilities
Cloud-Native TWS Deployment
- Deploy and manage TWS components (MDM, DWC) within Amazon EKS using Helm charts.
- Configure high-availability architectures, including Backup Master Domain Managers across separate AWS Availability Zones.
Advanced Integration & Automation
- Utilize Dynamic Workload Broker to dynamically provision AWS compute resources, including Spot Instances, based on job requirements.
- Orchestrate AWS services (Lambda, Glue ETL jobs) using TWS Shadow Jobs or native AWS connectors.
Security & Compliance
- Integrate TWS user access with AWS IAM roles to enable secure access to AWS services such as S3 and RDS.
- Implement and maintain SSL/TLS authentication between on-premises masters and cloud-based agents.
Performance, Monitoring & SLA Management
- Integrate TWS logs with Amazon CloudWatch or ELK stacks to enable advanced observability and operational dashboards.
- Tune TWS calendars, critical path monitoring, and workload priorities to meet stringent AWS-based SLAs.
Certifications
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Preferred Attributes
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence architecture and governance decisions.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of working with infrastructure, application, and business stakeholders.
- Proven ability to balance modernization efforts with operational stability in regulated or mission-critical environments
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: February 11, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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