Cloud Software Engineer - TS/SCI w/ Poly
General Dynamics Information Technology
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Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Cloud Engineer in Herndon, VA to design, build, and maintain cloud-native applications and platform services. You’ll blend software engineering with cloud platform engineering and DevOps to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions in a fast-paced environment.
As a tech SME, you’ll work with Agile teams, implement IaC with CloudFormation, and apply best practices for reliability and security while collaborating with customers to meet mission needs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications and services.
- Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, or Ruby.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services including S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
- Practical experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using CloudFormation or similar automation frameworks.
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated build/deployment workflows.
- Experience with containerization and automation tools such as Docker and Ansible.
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design, integration patterns, and web-service architectures.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, application deployments, and performance issues.
- Experience working within Agile Scrum teams and contributing to iterative delivery cycles.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems and services.
- Develop software using languages such as Python, Java, C++, or Ruby to support application functionality, automation, and integration.
- Apply strong programming and software engineering practices to ensure accurate interpretation, implementation, testing, and maintainability of code.
- Build and maintain cloud solutions using AWS services including S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
- Implement and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using CloudFormation and related automation frameworks to provision, configure, and manage cloud resources.
- Utilize DevOps tools such as GitHub and Jenkins to implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Containerize and automate workloads using Docker and configuration-management tools such as Ansible.
- Apply open-source technologies, software development principles, and system engineering practices to support cloud solution design and implementation.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, performance issues, and application deployment failures.
- Regularly review existing systems and recommend improvements for scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
Skills
Education
Job description
Regular
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
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Software Engineering
Cloud Development, DevOps, Scripting Languages
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10 + years of related experience
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Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Cloud Engineer at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting‑edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Cloud Engineer joining our team!
The Cloud Software Engineer serves as a technical Subject Matter Expert who designs, builds, and maintains cloud‑native applications and the underlying platform services and automation frameworks that support them. This role blends software engineering, cloud platform engineering, DevOps automation, and operational troubleshooting to deliver scalable, resilient, and cost‑efficient cloud solutions. The Cloud Engineer collaborates closely with Agile development teams, supports customer mission needs, and ensures alignment with enterprise best practices, governance requirements, and platform standards. This role is essential to ensuring reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement of cloud capabilities across the enterprise.
- Serve as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) in cloud‑native software engineering, cloud platform engineering, DevOps automation, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC).
- Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud‑based systems and services.
- Develop software using languages such as Python, Java, C++, or Ruby to support application functionality, automation, and integration.
- Apply strong programming and software engineering practices to ensure accurate interpretation, implementation, testing, and maintainability of code.
- Build and maintain cloud solutions using AWS services including S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
- Implement and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) using CloudFormation and related automation frameworks to provision, configure, and manage cloud resources.
- Utilize DevOps tools such as GitHub and Jenkins to implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Containerize and automate workloads using Docker and configuration‑management tools such as Ansible.
- Apply open‑source technologies, software development principles, and system engineering practices to support cloud solution design and implementation.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, performance issues, and application deployment failures.
- Regularly review existing systems and recommend improvements for scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Develop and maintain cloud solutions in alignment with customer best practices, architectural guidance, and governance standards.
- Collaborate with Agile Scrum teams to deliver iterative, high‑quality cloud capabilities.
- Interact with customers to provide cloud support, gather requirements, and recommend technical solutions based on mission needs.
- Design, integrate, and maintain web services and RESTful APIs to support application interoperability and data exchange.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud‑native applications and services.
- Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, or Ruby.
- Hands‑on experience with AWS services including S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
- Practical experience implementing Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) using CloudFormation or similar automation frameworks.
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated build/deployment workflows.
- Experience with containerization and automation tools such as Docker and Ansible.
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design, integration patterns, and web‑service architectures.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, application deployments, and performance issues.
- Experience working within Agile Scrum teams and contributing to iterative delivery cycles.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Experience supporting COTS/GOTS applications across Windows and Linux environments hosted on AWS.
- Familiarity with Assessment & Authorization (A&A) processes and security/compliance artifact development.
- Exposure to system engineering practices, open‑source technologies, and cloud governance frameworks.
- Professional certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, AWS SysOps Administrator, or equivalent cloud/DevOps credentials.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
- Location: Herndon, VA
- Hours: Contract core hours, 9am - 3pm
- Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
- US Citizenship Required
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting‑edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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The likely salary range for this position is $158,855 - $214,921. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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Onsite
USA VA Herndon
Our benefits package for all US‑based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post‑tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long‑term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission‑ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
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