Cloud Computing Engineer Sr Principal

SAIC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer to lead secure, automated software delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure for DoD mission systems, with a focus on AWS services including AppStream 2.0 and Keycloak integration.

The role requires technical leadership, architecture definition, and mentorship of engineers, delivering scalable, compliant cloud solutions across development, test, and production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field with 14+ years of relevant experience; or Master’s with 12+ years; or PhD/JD with 4+ years.
• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain CI-Poly.
• Extensive hands-on cloud engineering/DevSecOps experience with strong AWS focus.
• Experience with identity and access management using Keycloak.
• Security+, CISSP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior DevSecOps/Cloud engineering for AWS-based solutions in IL5+ and classified environments.
• Define cloud-native architectures, deployment patterns, and CI/CD strategies aligned with DoD SRG and RMF.
• Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Engineer AppStream 2.0 environments: image creation, fleet/stack config, access models, scaling, and IdP integration.
• Design and implement secure CI/CD pipelines for apps and AppStream-backed workloads.
• Integrate automated build, test, code quality, and deployment stages across dev/test/stage/prod.
• Design and maintain containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevSecOps

Leadership

Mentoring

DoD compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Master's degree in related field

PhD/JD in related field

Tools

AWS

Keycloak

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS/OpenShift)

OpenShift

ArgoCD

GitLab

SonarQube

Prisma

Jenkins

Artifactory

AppStream 2.0

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer to serve as a senior DevSecOps engineer supporting mission systems operating in DoD IL5 and higher environments. This role will lead the design, implementation, and sustainment of secure, automated software delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure for critical national security customers, with a focus on AWS services (including AppStream 2.0) and integration with Keycloak.

The Cloud Engineer acts as a technical leader and subject matter expert, partnering with government stakeholders, solution architects, cyber, and development teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant AWS solutions in development, test, and production environments.

Key Responsibilities include: serve as the senior DevSecOps/Cloud engineer for AWS-based solutions in IL5+ and classified environments. Define cloud-native architectures, deployment patterns, and CI/CD strategies aligned with customer mission, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and RMF requirements. Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers. Engineer and support Amazon AppStream 2.0 environments, including image creation, fleet and stack configuration, user access models, scaling policies, and integration with enterprise identity providers, to include high availability. Lead the design and implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines for apps (including AppStream-backed workloads), and other mission applications. Integrate automated build, test, code quality, and deployment stages supporting multiple environments (dev/test/stage/prod) across unclassified and classified enclaves. Design and maintain containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS or on-prem Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters. Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, and 14+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD or JD and four 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain CI-Poly.
• Extensive hands‑on experience in cloud engineering and/or DevSecOps with significant focus on AWS (experience with Azure a plus).
• Experience with identity and access management using Keycloak
• Security+, CISSP, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Experience with Gitlab, Sonarqube, Prisma, Jenkins, Artifactory, OpenShift, and ArgoCD

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.