Senior Cloud Systems Engineer (DoD Security Focus)

SAIC; Illinois; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Cloud team to support an IT Service Management effort for USTRANSCOM located at Scott Air Force Base (AFB) in Illinois. The USTC MITS contract provides guidance to modernize the command’s infrastructure, systems, and applications, with support to TCJ6.

The role develops requirements from inception to completion for complex programs, offering technical guidance, and leading analyses of improvements and optimizations in cloud, automation, and deployments.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Clearance required.
• IAT Level III certifications (CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP or Associate).
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
• Proficiency with Docker/Podman and container networking.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and hands-on development of cloud solution architectures that modernize customer cloud usage with security, scalability, and resiliency.
• Plan, design, and manage migration, re-platforming, integration, implementation, and operation of complex cloud environments.
• Ensure DoD CSO offerings adhere to policy guidelines and do not violate DoD cloud requirements.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate with senior managers to achieve strategic objectives.

Skills

Active DoD Secret Clearance

IAT Level III certifications

CI/CD pipelines with GitLab

Cloud architecture design

Team mentorship

Networking for DoD

Education

MA/MS

Tools

Git

GitLab

GitLab Runners

Docker

Podman

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Cloud team to support an IT Service Management effort for USTRANSCOM located at Scott Air Force Base (AFB) in Illinois. The USTC MITS contract provides guidance to modernize the command’s infrastructure, systems, and applications, with support to TCJ6.

The role develops requirements from inception to completion for complex programs, offering technical guidance, and leading analyses of improvements and optimizations in cloud, automation, and deployments.