Senior Cloud Engineer – AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, Security

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Cloud Engineer to advance enterprise IT and cyber security missions from Herndon, VA. You will apply AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and containerization skills to design secure cloud solutions and modern deployments.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in cloud engineering, CKAD/CKA is a plus, and a TS/SCI w/Polygraph clearance. This role requires US citizenship and offers competitive total rewards and on-site customer work in Herndon.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
• 8+ years of Cloud Engineering experience
• AWS: EC2, EKS, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, IAM etc.
• Azure: VMs, Blob Storage, Functions, AKS, Entra etc.
• Cloud AI services (SageMaker, Bedrock, Foundry)
• Configure cloud networking/security: VPCs, Subnets, PrivateLink
• Kubernetes (CKAD/CKA a plus)
• Kubernetes architecture: Helm, kube-state metrics
• Deployment strategies: rolling updates, blue-green
• Programming: Python, Java, TypeScript
• Scripting: Bash, PowerShell, Perl
• Docker containerization
• Networking concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing
• Security: NIST, FIPS
• Security tools: IAM, Entra, RBAC
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI
• Automation: Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation
• Security clearance: TS/SCI w/Polygraph
• Location: Herndon, VA
• US citizenship: Yes

Skills

AWS Experience

Azure experience

Kubernetes

Programming (Python/Java/TypeScript)

CI/CD

Scripting (Bash/PowerShell/Perl)

Networking fundamentals

Security best practices (NIST/FIPS)

Containerization (Docker)

Security clearance TS/SCI w/Polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

CircleCI

Helm

Kubernetes tools (kubectl/helm)

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Cloud Engineer to advance enterprise IT and cyber security missions from Herndon, VA. You will apply AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and containerization skills to design secure cloud solutions and modern deployments.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in cloud engineering, CKAD/CKA is a plus, and a TS/SCI w/Polygraph clearance. This role requires US citizenship and offers competitive total rewards and on-site customer work in Herndon.