TS/SCI Cloud Engineer - AWS, DevOps & IaC Expert

General Dynamics Information Technology; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health and wellness packages

Paid vacation & holidays

Education & certifications

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Cloud Engineer in Herndon, VA to design, build, and maintain cloud-native applications and platform services. You’ll blend software engineering with cloud platform engineering and DevOps to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions in a fast-paced environment.

As a tech SME, you’ll work with Agile teams, implement IaC with CloudFormation, and apply best practices for reliability and security while collaborating with customers to meet mission needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications and services.
• Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, or Ruby.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
• Practical experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using CloudFormation or similar automation frameworks.
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated build/deployment workflows.
• Experience with containerization and automation tools such as Docker and Ansible.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, integration patterns, and web-service architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, application deployments, and performance issues.
• Experience working within Agile Scrum teams and contributing to iterative delivery cycles.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems and services.
• Develop software using languages such as Python, Java, C++, or Ruby to support application functionality, automation, and integration.
• Apply strong programming and software engineering practices to ensure accurate interpretation, implementation, testing, and maintainability of code.
• Build and maintain cloud solutions using AWS services including S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using CloudFormation and related automation frameworks to provision, configure, and manage cloud resources.
• Utilize DevOps tools such as GitHub and Jenkins to implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Containerize and automate workloads using Docker and configuration-management tools such as Ansible.
• Apply open-source technologies, software development principles, and system engineering practices to support cloud solution design and implementation.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, performance issues, and application deployment failures.
• Regularly review existing systems and recommend improvements for scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.

Skills

Cloud Development

DevOps

Scripting Languages

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Cloud Engineer in Herndon, VA to design, build, and maintain cloud-native applications and platform services. You’ll blend software engineering with cloud platform engineering and DevOps to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions in a fast-paced environment.

As a tech SME, you’ll work with Agile teams, implement IaC with CloudFormation, and apply best practices for reliability and security while collaborating with customers to meet mission needs.