Senior Principal Cloud Computing Engineer

SAIC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a Cloud Computing Engineer to lead secure, automated software delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure for DoD IL5+ environments. You will work with government stakeholders and cross-functional teams to design, implement, and sustain scalable AWS solutions, leveraging AppStream 2.0 and Keycloak integration.

The role requires senior DevSecOps expertise, architectural guidance, and mentorship across dev, test, and prod environments while maintaining RMF compliance and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 14+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree and 12+ years; OR PhD/JD and four 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain CI-Poly.
• Extensive hands-on experience in cloud engineering and/or DevSecOps with significant focus on AWS (Azure a plus).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and sustainment of secure CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
• Engineer and support Amazon AppStream 2.0 environments, including image creation, fleet and stack configuration, user access models, scaling policies, and integration with identity providers.
• Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
• Deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant AWS solutions in development, test, and production environments (IL5+ and classified).
• Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and best practices.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

CI-Poly eligibility

AWS / DevSecOps

Keycloak identity

Security+ / CISSP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Master’s degree

PhD/JD

Tools

GitLab

SonarQube

Prisma

Jenkins

Artifactory

OpenShift

ArgoCD

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cloud Computing Engineer to serve as a senior DevSecOps engineer supporting mission systems operating in DoD IL5 and higher environments. This role will lead the design, implementation, and sustainment of secure, automated software delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure for critical national security customers, with a focus on AWS services (including AppStream 2.0) and integration with Keycloak.

The Cloud Engineer acts as a technical leader and subject matter expert, partnering with government stakeholders, solution architects, cyber, and development teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant AWS solutions in development, test, and production environments.

Key Responsibilities include: serve as the senior DevSecOps/Cloud engineer for AWS-based solutions in IL5+ and classified environments. Define cloud-native architectures, deployment patterns, and CI/CD strategies aligned with customer mission, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and RMF requirements. Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers. Engineer and support Amazon AppStream 2.0 environments, including image creation, fleet and stack configuration, user access models, scaling policies, and integration with enterprise identity providers, to include high availability. Lead the design and implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines for apps (including AppStream-backed workloads), and other mission applications. Integrate automated build, test, code quality, and deployment stages supporting multiple environments (dev/test/stage/prod) across unclassified and classified enclaves. Design and maintain containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS or on-prem Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters. Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, and 14+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience; OR PhD or JD and four 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain CI-Poly.
• Extensive hands-on experience in cloud engineering and/or DevSecOps with significant focus on AWS (experience with Azure a plus).
• Experience with identity and access management using Keycloak.
• Security+, CISSP, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
• Experience with Gitlab, Sonarqube, Prisma, Jenkins, Artifactory, OpenShift, and ArgoCD.

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability