Cloud DevSecOps Architect — Enterprise BAS Portfolio

General Dynamics Information Technology; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

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Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Cloud / DevSecOps Architect to support the NIH CIT BAS program. This role will be the chief technical authority for BAS, establishing a unified vision across enterprise systems, including cloud-native modernization and secure DevSecOps practices.

The successful candidate will drive modernization, enforce secure coding standards, mentor teams, and ensure AI-assisted tooling and FinOps considerations align with NIH procurement and security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) is required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise systems architecture.
• Minimum 4 years focused on cloud-native environments and DevSecOps pipelines within secure Federal environments (FedRAMP Moderate or equivalent).
• Experience designing shared services and reusable architectures across multi-application portfolios.
• Experience evaluating and implementing AI-assisted development tooling.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the technical baseline and modernization roadmap across all CIT BAS enterprise systems.
• Enforce DevSecOps best practices, automated testing, and secure coding standards across all development and O&M activities.
• Design shared services and reusable architectures to prevent silos and reduce duplication of effort.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement AI-assisted delivery tools per NIH requirements.
• Ensure CI/CD pipelines are maintained with security scanning and automated testing.
• Provide technical oversight of cloud migration and modernization activities including readiness assessments and FinOps practices.
• Serve as primary technical advisor to the GDIT Program Manager and NIH COR on architecture decisions and risk.
• Mentor technical leads and development teams on modern architecture patterns.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud-native

DevSecOps pipelines

AI-assisted tooling

Shared services architectures

Federal security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Cloud / DevSecOps Architect to support the NIH CIT BAS program. This role will be the chief technical authority for BAS, establishing a unified vision across enterprise systems, including cloud-native modernization and secure DevSecOps practices.

The successful candidate will drive modernization, enforce secure coding standards, mentor teams, and ensure AI-assisted tooling and FinOps considerations align with NIH procurement and security