Cloud Systems Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 183,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health and wellness packages

Paid education and certifications

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer in Bethesda, MD to join a high‑performing team delivering secure cloud capabilities.

The role focuses on agile development, infrastructure as code, and enterprise cloud deployments across multiple environments. Ideal candidates have a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance, 10+ years of related experience, and strong Linux/Unix administration, AWS/Azure architecture, and CloudFormation expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience in cloud environments and infrastructure as code.
• Security clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Participate in iterative software development teams following agile practices.
• Meet with stakeholders to determine technical specifications for system environments.
• Coordinate with cloud hosting teams to establish and maintain environments for development, testing, and deployment.
• Develop and maintain AWS/Azure cloud architectures and infrastructure as code.
• Document system designs and provide status briefings to program management.

Skills

Linux/Unix systems administration

Cloud application architecture (AWS/AZ

AWS CloudFormation

Large-scale system integration

Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Computing, Complex Systems Design Certifications: None Experience: 10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Systems Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cloud Systems Engineer joining our highly skilled team to be a premier provider of cyber security services to the customer. We provide consummate cyber security risk management “as a service” platform across multiple fabrics and centers. We have responsibility to ensure operational IT capabilities provide the client with necessary timeliness, accuracy and security of information demanded from all our highly professional roles. Be the change, lead our change – join us! This Systems Engineer will work with a team of technical cloud computing professionals to rapidly build and deploy a demonstration capability, while simultaneously supporting the program office to specify, design and deploy the final system. Development will take place in an iterative fashion using scrum techniques with inputs from multiple stakeholders. The development team will rapidly grow into a large scale, enterprise development effort. This position will require exceptional flexibility and technical skills. The work will be done in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and changing requirements.

HOW A CLOUD SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Participation in iterative software development teams with adherence to all reporting requirements

Meeting with stakeholders, analyzing requirements, user stories, and related artifacts to determine technical specifications for the system environments

Coordinating with technical teams responsible for the cloud hosting infrastructures in order to establish and maintain the environments used by the program for the development, test, and deployment of the demonstration capability and the final production system

Experience with Linux/Unix systems administration Review and Maintain environments at the latest security posture Environment and Server layout and configuration maintenance to Industry standards and best practices Remediate app/package installations Rapid prototyping to refine system requirements and technical specifications of the system and its operating environments Experience in cloud application (Azure/AWS) architecture. Experience in developing enterprise and solution-level architectural designs. Knowledge of infrastructure as code design, management, and version control techniques. Exposure to project management skills and/or project-based work structures, project lifecycle models, etc. Knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methodologies. Confidence and experience with AWS Cloudformation Strong communication and documentation skills Technical experience with large scale system integration Build, migrate and test AWS cloud environments and integrations Develop templates or scripts to automate everyday developer or operations functions Build new automation to expand and maintain Cloud hosting Monitor and maintain multiple Cloud Infrastructure environments based on client requirements Identify new tools and processes to improve the Cloud platforms Collaborate with remote team members to build and maintain positive, productive team relationships Developing, testing, and monitoring connections to interfacing systems such as data feeds from numerous organizations and user interactions from other Sponsor organizations Working with other programs to coordinate the integration of enterprise services to be consumed/used by the Sponsor system As this program matures, this role may require occasional on-call after-hours support Development of technical documentation and briefing materials to support program status reviews, control gates, and other presentations as directed by program management

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certification or training, or work/military experience

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Linux/Unix systems administration
• Cloud application (AWS/Azure) architecture
• AWS Cloudformation
• Large scale system integration
• Security Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Desired Skills:

• Scripting to automate developer or operations functions
• Developing enterprise and solution-level architectural designs
• JIRA, Confluence and other project management tools

Location: Bethesda, MD - Customer Site

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

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 $182,750 - $247,250. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work

Work Location: USA MD Bethesda

Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: 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.

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About Our Work:

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