Principal AWS AI Cloud Engineer

Clearance Level
None
Category
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Location
Remote, Working from the USA
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Key Skills For Success

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS CloudFormation

Cloud Infrastructure

DevSecOps

Linux

REQ#: RQ206705
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description
Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Cloud Engineer Principal and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Cloud Engineer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of supporting data scientists in developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) proof-of-concepts. You will play a crucial role in growing GDIT's AI capabilities and business opportunities.
  • Lead the architecture, implementation, and optimization of AWS infrastructure to support innovative AI workloads, ensuring high availability and compliance.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, security teams, and stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable cloud environments using best-practice DevSecOps methodologies.
  • Drive cost optimization, security compliance, and operational excellence through automation, mentoring junior engineers, and fostering innovation in a small, agile team.
  • Utilize AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, Lambda, Bedrock, SageMaker, OpenSearch, ECR, DynamoDB, RDS, VPC), CloudFormation, Linux, Bash/Python scripting, Docker, Kubernetes, and Git.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cloud Engineer Principal must have:
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
  • Experience: 8+ years of related experience
  • Technical skills: Must have advanced proficiency in Linux OS, Bash/Python scripting, CloudFormation, networking, automation, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes; extensive experience with AWS services including IAM, S3, Route53, EC2, ECS, EKS, ECR, Lambda, Bedrock, SageMaker, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, RDS, and VPC.
  • Role requirements: Proven leadership in small, agile teams using Kanban and Agile methodologies; expertise in designing IAM policies, and security groups; experience with cost optimization (e.g., rightsizing resources, automating shutdowns); ability to create and standardize Confluence documentation, including architecture diagrams using Draw.io or Visio; strong communication skills for mentoring and collaborating with data scientists and security teams; AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer Professional) highly desired.

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 an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.#GDITFedHealthJobs 
Work Requirements
Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

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

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate | Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Travel Required

None

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $119,000 - $161,000. 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.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across over 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, cloud, cyber and application development. Together with our customers, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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