Principal FinOps Cloud Engineer (KION) - Remote

SAIC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Engineer Principal with FinOps KION experience to join our Cloud Service Delivery team. You will design, build, and manage secure cloud environments across multi-cloud platforms for federal and defense customers, applying FinOps cost optimization practices.

Responsibilities include migrating workloads, implementing IaC, managing Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible, and ensuring security and compliance while collaborating with Agile teams.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain Secret clearance.
• 9+ years in cloud engineering or related roles.
• Experience with FinOps KION and multi-cloud platforms.
• Proficient in IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Familiar with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute cloud migrations and modernization with minimal disruption.
• Design scalable, secure cloud architectures across AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI.
• Manage multi-cloud and hybrid environments including on-premises components.
• Develop and deploy cloud-native apps with containers and microservices.
• Implement IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible; maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with security for Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
• Provide guidance and documentation for cloud operations and governance.
• Deliver cost-optimized cloud solutions with FinOps practices.
• Support enterprise-level tenant management across platforms.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and sprint planning.

Skills

Cloud engineering

FinOps

Python

Bash

PowerShell

DevSecOps

Documentation

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9 years experience

Master’s degree + 7 years

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Pulumi

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Datadog

Splunk

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Engineer Principal with FinOps KION experience to join our Cloud Service Delivery team. You will design, build, and manage secure cloud environments across multi-cloud platforms for federal and defense customers, applying FinOps cost optimization practices.

Responsibilities include migrating workloads, implementing IaC, managing Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible, and ensuring security and compliance while collaborating with Agile teams.