DoD IT Engineer: Secure Systems & Cloud Ops

CACI International; Forest Park (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International is seeking an Information Technology Engineer to maintain, secure, and optimize critical DoD IT systems across CONUS and OCONUS deployments. The role ensures reliability, compliance, and readiness for national missions in a highly sensitive environment.

Responsibilities include monitoring dashboards, troubleshooting hardware and software, managing cloud accounts, applying updates, validating firewalls and VPNs, and supporting backups.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Minimum of three (3) years IT experience with at least one (1) year on computing hardware or networking hardware.
• Experience creating technical documentation in IT domains.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Current DoD IAT Level II certification— Security+ CE.
• Ability to pass customer-required medical assessment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor dashboards, alerts, server health, and network status to ensure optimal system performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, connectivity, account, and permission issues for end users.
• Create, update, and disable cloud platform accounts per security requirements.
• Apply system, application, and network device updates on schedule or as needed.
• Validate performance and security of firewalls, VPNs, switches, and routers; investigate anomalies.
• Confirm backup success and protect critical data assets.
• Deploy, repair, or support desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and other hardware.
• Maintain logs, service tickets, configuration records, and network documentation.
• Participate in daily stand-ups and meetings to support projects and infrastructure initiatives.
• Contribute to cloud migrations, system upgrades, and new technology deployments.

Skills

DoD clearance eligibility

Network troubleshooting

System monitoring

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Security+ CE (IAT II)

Tools

Azure Government

AWS GovCloud

Job description

CACI International is seeking an Information Technology Engineer to maintain, secure, and optimize critical DoD IT systems across CONUS and OCONUS deployments. The role ensures reliability, compliance, and readiness for national missions in a highly sensitive environment.

Responsibilities include monitoring dashboards, troubleshooting hardware and software, managing cloud accounts, applying updates, validating firewalls and VPNs, and supporting backups.