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# Cloud Engineer SME (TS/SCI with Poly Required)

- **Company:** GCI, Inc.
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $187,179.0 - $318,198.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Ansible, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Web Services, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Data Analytics, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Cyber Warfare, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** July 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9001542/cloud-engineer-sme-tssci-with-poly-required

## About the Role

* Ability to design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems
 * Experience developing software using Java, Python, C++, and Rukby
 * Strong programming skills for accurate code interpretation and implementation
 * Experience with DevOps / Platforms: AWS (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation, Docker, Ansible, etc.)
 * Documented experience with Open-source technology, Software development, and System engineering
 * Experience using DevOps tools for CI/CD: GitHub, Jenkins
 * Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve Infrastructure vulnerabilities, and Application deployment issues
 * Regularly review existing systems and recommend improvements and cost efficiencies
 * Develop and maintain cloud solutions aligned with customer best practices
 * Experience working on Agile Scrum development teams
 * Ability to interact with clients, provide cloud support, and make recommendations
 * Strong understanding of: Web services, APIs, REST

Desired Qualifications

 * Familiarity with Assessment & Authorization (A&A) processes and artifact collection
 * Ability to troubleshoot and support COTS and GOTS applications in Windows/Azure environments

*A candidate must be a US Citizen and requires an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance., Preferred

BA/BS or better.

Experience

Preferred

10 years:
Demonstrated work related experience.

## Description

GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry.

At GCI, we solve the hard problems. As a Cloud Engineer SME, a typical day will include the following duties


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