Cloud Engineer

Clearance Level
Top Secret/SCI
Category
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Location
Falls Church, Virginia
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloud Based Services

Cloud Operations

Enterprise IT

REQ#: RQ220320
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Pipeline
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Cloud Engineer at GDIT.  Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

The Advana team is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join their programAdvana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.

Cloud Engineer

  • Executes cloud operations supporting Department of Defense environments by configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Amazon Web Services infrastructures used within the Advana platform.

  • Builds and modifies Virtual Private Clouds, routing components, access control configurations, and network interconnections aligned with operational and security requirements.

  • Monitors system performance using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config to track availability metrics, configuration changes, and workload trends.

  • Applies configuration hardening baselines to compute instances, storage services, and application components using approved security methods and automated enforcement tools.

  • Supports release and deployment processes by preparing staging environments, validating deployment prerequisites, and confirming functionality during integration and production transitions documented in Software Release Plans.

  • Collects operational diagnostics supporting incident response investigations, root cause analysis, and post-incident reporting requirements.

  • Executes system administration tasks including patching activities, service adjustments, storage optimization, and account permission updates. Automates system and application deployments using infrastructure-as-code tools such as AWS Systems Manager, CloudFormation templates, and scripted provisioning workflows.

  • Maintains operational documentation covering system changes, performance results, and equipment inventories supporting asset management functions.

  • Coordinates with cloud engineers, developers, and cybersecurity personnel to support issue resolution, system optimization, and operational planning.

  • Provides measurable improvements in system reliability, configuration compliance, and operational efficiency across mission-critical cloud services supporting Army, Air Force, Navy, and Fourth Estate customers.


WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Engineer Senior must have:
● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
● Experience: 3+ years of related experience
● Security clearance level:TS/SCI
● Certification: Amazon Web Services AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Associate


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.

Work Requirements
Years of Experience

3 + years of related experience

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

Certification

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. 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 26,000 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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