Senior Cloud Engineer – Remote, Automation & Architecture

General Dynamics Corporation; Louisiana; Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Job summary

GDIT is seeking a Cloud Engineer Principal to lead cloud design, deployment, and ongoing optimization across a multi-tenant environment. You will work remotely, contributing to large-scale migrations, automation, and operations while ensuring system reliability.

The role requires 5+ years in cloud engineering, proficiency across AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI, and strong Linux/Windows Server skills. Excellent communication and a background check for Public Trust are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering and operations
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI
• Strong Linux/Windows Server knowledge

Responsibilities

• Designs, architects, deploys and maintains cloud solutions
• Maintains the integrity and security of systems
• Maintains all documentation
• Supports and develops automation
• Develop in Bash, PowerShell, Python
• Keeps knowledge of AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI up to date
• Collaborates with teams to design solutions and advise implementation
• Handles escalations and provides solutions
• Writes standard operating procedures and knowledge articles

Skills

Cloud Computing

Cloud Solutions

Linux

Education

Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree

Job description

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ228470


Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Software Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Cloud Computing, Cloud Solutions, Linux
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

Own the opportunity as a Cloud Engineer Principal and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud solutions and provide meaningful work. Your work will be an important part of transforming our clients for the modern age and helping them face any obstacle.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer Principal you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Cloud Engineer Principal joining our dynamic team to work in a fast-paced environment with engineering, migration, and operations. We're looking for a self-starter, to work both as part of the team and on individual assignments, in an environment of customer mission delivery, integrity, and communications.

We're looking to fill this role with someone who currently has the cloud experience, certifications, and skills to execute in large environments, is flexible and enjoys tackling challenges, and desires to join a large team that is building and sustaining a large multi-tenant cloud platform/enterprise and migrating/expanding/automating the enterprise. If this sounds like you and you love to learn and grow with a team while delivering program milestones, then we'd love to hear from you!

HOW A CLOUD ENGINEER PRINCIPAL WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Designs, architects, deploys and maintains cloud solutions
• Maintains the integrity and security of systems
• Maintains all documentation
• Supports and develops automation
• Develop in languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Python
• Maintains/enhances knowledge of related (AWS / Azure / GCP / OCI) cloud services
• Monitors and tunes the cloud systems to achieve optimum performance levels
• Work across teams and external customer groups to develop strategy, design solutions, and advise implementation teams during infrastructure buildouts
• Deal with escalations. Make assessments, recommendations or provide solutions to resolve issues
• Write and maintain standard operating procedures and work instructions, knowledge articles, etc.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree, 5-8+ years of experience with cloud engineering and operations

Experience: Experience with Cloud Computing - AWS / Azure / GCP / OCI

Technical Skills: Linux, Windows Server

Skills and Abilities: Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience delivering presentations to diverse audiences at various levels of an organization

Security Clearance Level: Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust

Location: Remote

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

#GDITLA

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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:
Remote

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

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. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. 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.

Our Identity Verification Process:
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.

About Our Work:
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.

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GDIT supports and secures some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country.