Sr Principal Cloud Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology; Falls Church (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Competitive pay

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology’s Emerge Labs seeks a senior‑level Cloud and Identity Engineer to architect, deploy, and support multi‑cloud environments with a primary focus on AWS.

Based in Falls Church, VA, this hybrid role blends engineering excellence with a strong customer‑support mission, delivering fully functional cloud services, automation, and infrastructure components to internal customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• Strong AWS multi-cloud deployment experience.
• Okta identity federation expertise preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and support multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Act as an Okta/Identity SME for the GDIT Emerge Labs.
• Oversee certificate infrastructure and DNS.
• Deploy and manage AWS multi-tenant account structures, including networking, identity, governance, and security controls.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for IaC deployments.

Skills

AWS multi-cloud

Okta Identity

Networking (VPCs)

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Okta

DNS management

Certificate Authority

Windows AD

Linux

VPCs

Route53

Job description

About the Role

GDIT’s Emerge Labs is seeking a senior‑level Cloud and Identity Engineer to architect, deploy, and support modern multi‑cloud environments with a primary focus on AWS. This Cloud SME role blends technical engineering expertise with a strong customer‑support mission—ensuring that every cloud service, automation, and infrastructure component is fully delivered, functioning correctly, and meeting customer expectations. You will work onsite in Falls Church, VA and serve as a trusted technical partner to both internal teams and Emerge Labs internal customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and support multi‑cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Acts as an Okta/Identity SME for the GDIT Emerge Labs
• Oversee Emerge Labs certificate infrastructure and DNS
• Deploy and manage AWS multi‑tenant account structures, including networking, identity, governance, and security controls.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for IaC deployments to ensure consistent, reliable, and repeatable delivery.
• Serve as a Tier 3 escalation point, providing timely resolution and clear communication to Emerge Labs customers.
• Ensure that cloud services and deployments are fully delivered, validated, documented, and functioning as expected.
• Work directly with customers to understand requirements, track progress, resolve issues, and confirm successful delivery.
• Partner with internal engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams to maintain secure and compliant cloud environments.

What you’ll need to succeed

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cloud Engineer Sr Principal must have:

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 10+ years of related experience

Technical skills:

• Proven experience deploying and managing AWS multi‑tenant environments using IaC such as Terraform and/or Ansible/YAML.
• Proven experience with complex design and implementation of Okta/Identity federation solution (Okta workflow automation experience is a plus)
• Hand‑on experience with deploying Certificate Authority and managing DNS
• Working knowledge with Microsoft AD server and Linux operating systems
• Strong cloud networking background (Zscaler, routing, VPCs, security groups, Route53).

• US Person
• Role requirements:

Hybrid role based in Falls Church, VA

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

Collaborative, engineering-focused environment supporting high‑visibility cloud initiatives

• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.