Cloud Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Clearance Level

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

REQ#: RQ231881

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

Accelerate your career as a Cloud Administrator while supporting mission-focused customer operations. This role blends cloud administration, DevOps support, observability, and reliability engineering. You will optimize, implement, and maintain cloud-based systems; deploy and debug infrastructure; build monitoring and logging solutions; and drive cloud initiatives across distributed systems.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience with programming/scripting languages (Java, Python, Bash, Ruby) for automation and operational tasks, not full-scale software development.
Strong programming or scripting skills to interpret, modify, and implement code used for automation, tooling, and operational processes, not full application development.
Experience with DevOps/Platforms: Amazon Web Services (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation, etc.), Docker, Ansible.
Experience utilizing DevOps tools such as GitHub and Jenkins to support CI/CD deployment pipelines.
Experience deploying and managing containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Helm Charts.
Experience applying and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capabilities to support provisioning, configuration, and workflow automation of cloud environments.
Experience working with open‑source technologies in support of system operations, configuration, automation, and platform maintenance.
Experience implementing, configuring, and maintaining observability capabilities to support operational reliability, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting (e.g., CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Logstash, Icinga).
Experience analyzing system performance, reviewing telemetry data, detecting anomalies, and identifying areas for reliability improvements.
Experience troubleshooting incidents, participating in on-call rotations, and contributing to post-incident reviews.
Experience managing cloud lifecycle operations such as patching, vulnerability remediation, scaling and resource management within cloud environments.
Experience managing TLS/SSL certificate lifecycles, including issuance, renewal, rotation, and integration with cloud services.
Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues, while reviewing existing systems and recommending improvements for performance and operational efficiency.
Experience updating system maintenance and support documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and technical design specifications used by operations team members and the customer.
Strong understanding of web services and API concepts, including REST, and how these interfaces enable communication and integration across cloud‑hosted systems.
Experience working within Agile Scrum teams to support cloud operations, contribute to planning activities, and effectively collaborate across cross‑functional teams.
Experience collaborating with customer teams to provide cloud operational support, address technical needs, and recommend solutions aligned with customer requirements.
Experience applying compliance, authentication, authorization, access control, and operational governance practices across cloud-hosted systems.
Familiarity with Assessment & Authorization (A&A) processes and associated artifact collection workflows.

What You'll Need to Succeed:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
Experience: 8+ years
Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Location: Herndon, VA – On Customer Site
US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

6 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $142,792 - $190,523. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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