AWS Cloud Engineer

SAIC; Scott Air Force Base (IL); On-site; USD 120,001 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Engineer SME to support USTRANSCOM under the USTC MITS contract. The role covers hands-on cloud architecture, migration planning, security policy implementation, and DoD-compliant cloud service delivery for IL5/IL6 environments, JWCC, and on-prem enclaves.

Expect senior technical guidance and collaboration with TCJ6. Candidates should have extensive AWS experience, including GovCloud, and strong scripting and IaC skills (JSON/YAML, Terraform, CloudFormation).

Qualifications

• Expertise designing, building, and operating AWS-based cloud solutions.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud and secure cloud architectures.
• Ability to communicate with clients and translate requirements into cloud deliverables.
• Proficiency in JSON and YAML for infrastructure as code.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell or Bash for automation.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on development and implementation of cloud solution architectures with focus on security, scalability, and resiliency.
• Plan and manage migration and operation of IL5/IL6 cloud environments for JWCC and on-prem enclaves.
• Define and implement security processes to support platform transformation.
• Ensure cloud offerings comply with DoD cloud policies and guidelines.
• Develop testing for cloud and virtualization systems and report on findings.
• Maintain knowledge of cloud/virtualization technologies and deployment models.

Skills

AWS cloud design

AWS GovCloud familiarity

Client interaction

JSON/YAML

PowerShell/Bash scripting

Education

MA/MS degree

Tools

Git

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS Console

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Engineer SME to support an IT Service Management effort for USTRANSCOM. This role is part of the USTC Managed Information Technology Services (MITS) contract, designed to provide strategic, technical, and program management guidance to facilitate the operations and modernization of the combatant command’s infrastructure, systems, and applications. Support will be provided to the USTC Command, Control, Communications & Cyber Systems Directorate (TCJ6).

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on development and implementation of commercial cloud solution architectures, focusing on security, scalability, and resiliency.
• Plan, design, and manage the migration, re-platforming, integration, implementation, and operation of complex cloud IL5/IL6 environments, enabling managed shared services within the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) Environment and/or on-premises enclaves.
• Communicate, define, administer, and implement various security processes to assist with platform transformation.
• Ensure commercial cloud service offerings (CSOs) adhere to DoD Cloud Computing policies and guidelines.
• Provide detailed information for hardware and software selection, cloud service provider selection, implementation techniques, application data migration techniques, and tools to meet business needs efficiently, including present and future capacity requirements.
• Develop and conduct testing of cloud and virtualization systems.
• Maintain technical expertise relevant to industry standards in cloud computing and virtualization technologies such as cloud service provider architecture, design, configuration, deployment models (public, community, private, hybrid), and service delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Evaluate and report on new cloud and virtualization technologies to enhance the capabilities of cloud-based and virtualized services.
• Perform systems engineering activities including Concept of Operations formulation, requirements definition, analysis and engineering, system architecting, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, system integration, system operational performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration analysis (PCA).
• Conduct functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Participate with senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives.
• Provide recommendations and make decisions on administrative or project work matters to ensure effective achievement of program, project, or organizational objectives.
• Act as the organization's spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs. Advise management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.
• Provide after-hours and weekend support during planned or emergency events as required.

Potential sign-on bonus included.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 9 years or more of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• AWS Cloud Engineer Certification.
• At least one of the following IAT Level II certifications: Security+, CECCNA-Security, CySA+ **, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP.
• Computing Environment (CE) certification or certificate for the technical area of responsibility for Cloud or virtualization (e.g., Azure, AWS, Oracle, IBM), with a preference for Azure.
• Proficient in designing, building, and managing cloud-based applications and services using Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Familiarity and experience with AWS service offerings in AWS GovCloud.
• Experience in interacting with clients, providing cloud support, and making recommendations based on client needs.
• Proficient knowledge of Redhat Enterprise Linux operating system and command line administration.
• In-depth understanding of and experience with AWS, networking, VPC, and Transit Gateway.
• Powershell/bash scripting experience to create and integrate automation/scripts.
• Proficiency in JSON/YAML.
• Understanding of Active Directory forests, Group Policies, STIGs, and other enclave domain components.
• Experience preparing technical documentation.
• Configuration and change management experience working directly with/for a government customer.
• Knowledge of an IT Service Management (ITSM) tool suite.

Desired Qualifications:

• MA/MS degree.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of relevant experience.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience with Zero Trust Architectures.
• Experience with AWS Workspaces or deploying VDI solutions to AWS Cloud.
• Fluency in multiple scripting languages.
• Experience with AWS monitoring and alerting tools such as CloudTrail and CloudWatch.
• Familiarity with tools like Git, YAML, and AWS security capabilities (WAF, GuardDuty, Security Groups, IAM).
• In-depth understanding of AWS, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, SQL, and storage.
• Demonstrated knowledge in creating and executing CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with deployment orchestration, automation, and security configuration management (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform).
• ITIL V4 Foundations Certification.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.