Cloud Developer Senior Principal

Transform technology into opportunity as a Cloud Developer Senior Principal at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Infrastructure Engineering & Automation:

• Develop, maintain, and refine Terraform code to support infrastructure-as-code best practices
• Assist the CDP Lead with defining baseline architectures and best practices for tenants
• Build, configure, and maintain AWS infrastructure across multiple tenant environments
• Implement and support AWS Instance Scheduler for resource optimization
• Manage automation solutions for inventory reporting, CMDB updates, log retention, and other operational needs
• Create and update architectural diagrams to reflect evolving solutions and infrastructure
• Support the development of custom solutions, such as log retention pipelines, inventory reporting, AppStream deployments, and other specialized requests

Security, Governance & Identity:

• Review and remediate AWS Security Hub findings to maintain compliance and security posture
• Integrate and support Okta / AWS SSO for secure identity and access management
• Implement AWS tagging strategies for governance, reporting, and cost allocation
• Manage ACM certificates, including issuance, renewal, and troubleshooting
• Administer AWS accounts, including creation, configuration, and governance
• Configure and maintain Service Control Policies (SCPs) to enforce guardrails and prevent tenant misconfigurations
• Support AWS Organizations and Control Tower onboarding activities

Tenant Support & Lifecycle Management:

• Onboard new tenants and offboard departing ones, ensuring appropriate provisioning, security, and documentation
• Assist tenants with complex technical issues, providing escalation support as needed
• Work with ENS to manage Zscaler ZPA components, including connectors, DNS considerations, and security groups
• Support SMTP solutioning and related integration tasks

Troubleshooting & Monitoring:

• Review AWS utilization and billing to identify opportunities for cost savings and performance improvements
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues using AWS native tools such as CloudTrail, CloudWatch Logs/Metrics, VPC Flow Logs, and firewall logs
• Maintain and enhance Fluent-bit pipelines for log ingestion and retention across tenant environments

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
• Experience: 8+ years of related experience
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for IaC
• Strong AWS engineering background across networking, compute, storage, and identity services
• Experience integrating SSO/identity providers (Okta) with AWS
• Understanding of AWS governance: Organizations, Control Tower, SCPs, tagging, and account management
• Familiarity with log management tools (Fluent-bit, CloudWatch Logs)
• Troubleshooting experience with AWS monitoring/logging tools
• Strong documentation and diagramming skills
• Excellent communication and customer support capabilities
• Knowledge of Zscaler ZPA or similar zero-trust solutions (preferred)

Security Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

US Citizenship Required

Location: Remote

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.