AWS Cloud Lead for Mission-Critical Cloud Ops

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Vision plan

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an AWS Technical Lead to join our cloud infrastructure team in Falls Church, VA. You will collaborate with a federal client to modernize and expand cloud capabilities, shaping architectures and driving implementation.

You will lead a team of DevOps engineers, promote secure cloud practices, and oversee client deliverables while aligning with agency requirements and AI practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT/digital transformation experience.
• 5+ years of deep hands-on AWS/Azure/GCP cloud architectures and implementations.
• Strong communication and collaboration ability.
• Expertise leading multi-tenant cloud systems (e.g., landing zones, multi-account systems).
• Team management, leading and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Own the current state of AWS systems and identify gaps for improvements.
• Improve operational excellence across the USPTO AWS environment.
• Serve as final escalation point with Program Manager to ensure SLA targets are met.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and objectives.
• Lead the design of system improvements and oversee client deliverables.
• Mentor and enable the DevOps team to implement secure cloud strategies.
• Prioritize a backlog of improvements based on customer requests.
• Partner with senior leadership to build cloud adoption strategies.

Skills

AWS Architecture

Cloud Solutions

Project Management

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks an AWS Technical Lead to join our cloud infrastructure team in Falls Church, VA. You will collaborate with a federal client to modernize and expand cloud capabilities, shaping architectures and driving implementation.

You will lead a team of DevOps engineers, promote secure cloud practices, and oversee client deliverables while aligning with agency requirements and AI practices.