AWS Technical Lead — Flexible Cloud Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and dental

Vision plan

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Flexible work weeks where possible

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking an AWS Technical Lead to join our cloud infrastructure team. You will lead AWS systems, collaborate with a federal client to modernize cloud capabilities, and shape architectures across multi-cloud environments to enable mission-critical operations.

The role emphasizes operational leadership, solution development, and team enablement, with a focus on secure, available cloud solutions and ongoing improvements.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen/Green Card eligible for Public Trust.
• 10+ years IT/digital transformation experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS/Azure/GCP cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own the current state of AWS systems and identify gaps.
• Improve operational excellence in the USPTO AWS environment.
• Escalation point with Program Manager to meet SLAs.
• Define technical requirements with client stakeholders and objectives.
• Lead the design of system improvements and oversee client deliverables.
• Mentor DevOps engineers and maintain a prioritised backlog.
• Partner with senior leadership and architecture teams to drive cloud adoption strategies.

Skills

AWS Architecture

Cloud Solutions

Project Management

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking an AWS Technical Lead to join our cloud infrastructure team. You will lead AWS systems, collaborate with a federal client to modernize cloud capabilities, and shape architectures across multi-cloud environments to enable mission-critical operations.

The role emphasizes operational leadership, solution development, and team enablement, with a focus on secure, available cloud solutions and ongoing improvements.